No. 19-5811

Joe Edger v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-09-05
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: ambiguity conflict constitutional-rights contract-law court-of-appeals criminal-procedure criminal-process due-process government-discretion plea-agreement prosecutorial-misconduct
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Securities
Latest Conference: 2019-10-11
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does the phrase 'cited in the defense of conviction' have a specific legal definition?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED t. Does the phrase “oited in the cfense &F conviction” mean “information used in a pactrotar covst ob an Wndictment or information that initiates the criminal process,” “the. entite ceord oF the eriminad — proess, Including imatectal thot may nst have been disclosect te a defendavil, “ or Some other dinttion? . 2. Recavse there ty a contlict between the United Stedes Probation office andl the United States. District Covet, along with the Eighth Cicwit Cour oF Aopecls, over the definition or interpretation oF the phrase “cited in the Soe & conicteon," is that phrase ambiguous enough te fncite the wie & lenity eo 3. Ts the govern merit permitted! to decide untleteally when a Ae endawt hos breachec! or a uroldted a provision Fa plea agreement ' which vsotd allow the government to fenege on a promise thet induced the . deendant te plead guilty ond sign a plea agteement ¢

Docket Entries

2019-10-15
Petition DENIED.
2019-09-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/11/2019.
2019-09-16
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-08-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 7, 2019)

Attorneys

Joe Edger
Joe Edger — Petitioner
Joe Edger — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent