No. 20-5248
Robert Bernal, Jr. v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appeal-waiver criminal-procedure plea-agreement restitution restitution-order sentencing statutory-interpretation statutory-limits unlawful-sentence
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Latest Conference:
2020-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a defendant's waiver of the right to appeal which explicitly permits appeal of a sentence that 'exceeds the applicable statutory limits set forth in the United States Code' bars an appeal of an unlawful restitution order
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTIONS PRESENTED Whether a defendant’s waiver of the right to appeal which explicitly permits appeal of a sentence that “exceeds the applicable statutory limits set forth in the United States Code” bars an appeal of an unlawful restitution order. 1
Docket Entries
2020-10-05
Petition DENIED.
2020-08-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-08-11
Waiver of right of respondent United States, et al. to respond filed.
2020-07-30
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 3, 2020)
Attorneys
Robert Bernal,Jr.
Lisa B. Freeland — Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States, et al.
Jeffrey B. Wall — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent