No. 19-8557

Kallen E. Dorsett, Jr. v. United States

Lower Court: Third Circuit
Docketed: 2020-05-28
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: criminal-procedure due-process ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel plea-bargaining prosecutorial-misconduct sentencing strickland-standard
Key Terms:
Securities
Latest Conference: 2020-06-25
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does a prosecutor's threat to prosecute a defendant if he withdraws from his guilty plea invalidate the knowing, voluntary and intelligent clause under Rule 11?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED 1. Does a prosecutor's threat to prosecute d deféndantfifi: he withdraws from his guilty plea invalidate the knowingi: voluntary and intelligent clause under Rule 11? 2. Does defendant's Counsel fall within the Strickland v. Washington and Hill v. Lockhart standards when counsel receives threat to prosecute defendant's family members from prosecutor off the record at sentencing and does not inform the Court of the threat and advises defendant to stay in plea when granted oral argument to withdraw plea at sentencing and advises family members at Court to urge -defendant to'stay in plea or receive a & ; me > : ae :

Docket Entries

2020-06-29
Petition DENIED.
2020-06-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/25/2020.
2020-06-02
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-01-28
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 29, 2020)

Attorneys

Kallen E. Dorsett
Kallen E. Dorsett — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent