No. 19-8682

Charles Ray Fulmer v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-06-12
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: criminal-procedure due-process judicial-review plea-agreement prosecutor prosecutorial-discretion sentencing upward-departure variance
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2020-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether due process requires remand for specific performance of a plea agreement or, in the alternative, remand for determination of the full terms of the plea agreement when the record of the sentencing hearing reflects that the prosecutor disclosed to the sentencing court there was a commitment, not contained in the written plea agreement, to not ask for an upward departure or variance and then advocated for such a sentence?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether due process requires remand for specific performance of a plea agreement or, in the alternative, remand for determination of the full terms of the plea agreement when the record of the sentencing hearing reflects that the prosecutor disclosed to the sentencing court there was a commitment, not contained in the written plea agreement, to not ask for an upward departure or variance and then advocated for such a sentence? ii PARTIES Charles Ray Fulmer, is the petitioner, who was the defendant-appellant below. The United States of America is the respondent, and was the plaintiff-appellee below. iii

Docket Entries

2020-10-05
Petition DENIED.
2020-06-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-06-16
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2020-06-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 13, 2020)

Attorneys

Charles Ray Fulmer
Christopher A. CurtisFederal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
Christopher A. CurtisFederal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
United States of America
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent