No. 18-8143

Stephen Talbert v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-02-26
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: constitutional-rights criminal-procedure discovery due-process fraud fraudulent-misrepresentation ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel plea-bargaining prosecutorial-misconduct right-to-trial voluntariness
Key Terms:
FourthAmendment DueProcess HabeasCorpus Privacy
Latest Conference: 2019-03-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Can a defendant voluntarily and intelligently enter a plea where counsel fraudulently misrepresents a key fact

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED : 1. Can a defendant voluntarily and intelligently enter'a plea where counsel fraudulently misrepresents a key fact discoverable during pretrial investigation and deemed critical by the defendant to his decision to waive his right to , trial and enter a guilty plea? 2. 0 Does a defendant's right to due process permit ‘ a court to cite the defendant's choices made : , by relying on counsel's assistance as the sole . : basis for denying the defendant's claim of ; ineffective assistance of counsel? . : . fe vi

Docket Entries

2019-04-01
Petition DENIED.
2019-03-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/29/2019.
2019-03-06
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-02-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 28, 2019)

Attorneys

Stephen Talbert
Stephen Talbert — Petitioner
Stephen Talbert — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent