No. 20-5437

Wendell Taylor v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-08-20
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: criminal-procedure district-court fifth-circuit habeas-corpus johnson-ruling johnson-v-united-states plea-agreement plea-bargaining post-conviction-waiver section-2255-petition sentencing
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2020-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the post-conviction waiver in Mr. Taylor's Plea Agreement bars him from the relief sought in his Johnson-related § 2255 Petition

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Whether the district court and the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals erred by finding that the post-conviction waiver in Mr. Taylor’s Plea Agreement bars him from the relief sought in his Johnson-related § 2255 Petition. i

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.
2020-08-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 21, 2020)

Attorneys

United States
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Wendell Taylor
Michael Scott — Petitioner
Michael Scott — Petitioner