No. 20-5423

Edwin Jassiel Peralta-Castro v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-08-20
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: constitutional-rights due-process fifth-circuit ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel plea-bargaining plea-proceedings pre-trial-stage sentencing-exposure
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2020-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals err in determining there was no 'Substantial Showing of Denial of a Constitutional Right' — Failure to Explain to Peralta-Castro his sentencing exposure prior to advising him to plead guilty, thus reaching a level of ineffectiveness

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Did the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals err in determining there was no “Substantial Showing of Denial of a Constitutional Right” — Failure to Explain to Peralta-Castro his sentencing exposure prior to advising him to plead guilty, thus reaching a level of ineffectiveness. Did the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals err in determining there was no “Substantial Showing of Denial of a Constitutional Right” — The allegations of ineffectiveness during the pre-trial stage which encouraged the matter to proceed further. ii

Docket Entries

2020-10-05
Petition DENIED.
2020-08-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-08-24
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-08-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 21, 2020)

Attorneys

Edwin J. Peralta-Castro
Edwin Jassiel Peralta-Castro — Petitioner
Edwin Jassiel Peralta-Castro — Petitioner
United States
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent