No. 19-8485

Melvin T. Bell v. United States

Lower Court: Seventh Circuit
Docketed: 2020-05-18
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: constitutional-law constitutional-violation criminal-procedure double-jeopardy due-process final-judgment judicial-review jurisdiction legal-remedy statutory-interpretation
Latest Conference: 2020-06-11
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the court of appeals can exercise jurisdiction over the petitioner's interlocutory appeal before the imposition of an unconstitutional sentence, or final judgment, from a final decision denying his motion to dismiss/terminate his case, on a double jeopardy claim

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED ; WHEN 4 PETITIONER HAS REALIZED, Two YCARS LATER, THAT HE HAS BEN AlQWTED MiP “TRIAL OF /¥ USC. § 134 AND UNCONSTITA TION ALLA RETRIED POR THE SAME STATU TOR Y OFFCMSE y IN THE SAME PROCGEDING , WHICH HAS LEAD Té — AS |MPROFER CONVICTION / CAN TRE CourRT OF AYFEALS «EXER USE JURISDICTION OVER HIS INTERLOCUTORY APPEAR LY PEFORE THE IMPOSITION) OF AN UNCOMSTITUTIOMAL SHUTENCE, OR “FivaL JUDGMENT; FRoM A “FINAL DEWSION” DayinG HIS MOTioA) Fo Dismiss ) TErMWATE JY S CASE, /70 ACC ORDMIE CITE THE LAW, OA! A DOUBLE JEOPARDY CLAIM, AFACT THAT “Te GOVIUMEOT HAS AOMTIED Te?

Docket Entries

2020-08-24
Rehearing DENIED.
2020-07-30
DISTRIBUTED.
2020-07-10
Petition for Rehearing filed.
2020-06-15
Petition DENIED.
2020-05-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/11/2020.
2020-05-21
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-05-06
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 17, 2020)

Attorneys

Melvin T. Bell
Melvin T. Bell — Petitioner
Melvin T. Bell — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent