No. 20-5862

Markey Antonio Goldston v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-09-30
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appeal-waiver appellate-rights constitutional-law constitutional-rights criminal-procedure defendant-rights due-process government-overreach plea-agreement plea-bargaining
Key Terms:
DueProcess HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2020-11-06
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is a defendant's right to due process of law violated when the government requires an appeal waiver as part of a plea agreement?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. IS A DEFEDANT’S RIGHT TO DUE PROCESS OF LAW VIOLATED WHEN THE GOVERNMENT REQUIRES AN APPEAL WAIVER AS PART OF A PLEA AGREEMENT? ii

Docket Entries

2020-11-09
Petition DENIED.
2020-10-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/6/2020.
2020-10-14
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2020-09-21
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 30, 2020)

Attorneys

Markey Antonio Goldston
John David BrysonWyatt Early Harris Wheeler LLP, Petitioner
United States of America
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent