No. 20-6147

Shane Anthony Roberts v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-10-28
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appeal-waiver appellate-review court-of-appeals criminal-procedure plea-agreement plea-bargaining sentencing statutory-interpretation statutory-right waiver
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Immigration
Latest Conference: 2020-12-04
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Court of Appeals improperly denied Mr. Roberts of the statutory right to appeal his 70-month sentence

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW (1) Whether the Court of Appeals improperly denied Mr. Roberts of the statutory right to appeal his 70-month sentence by summarily granting a government motion to dismiss, where his plea agreement stated that both parties waive the right to appeal if the court “imposes the [87-month] sentence recommended by the parties,” but preserve the right to appeal if the court “does not impose the [87-month] sentence recommended by the parties”. ii

Docket Entries

2020-12-07
Petition DENIED.
2020-11-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/4/2020.
2020-11-04
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2020-10-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 27, 2020)

Attorneys

Shane Roberts
Nova Danielle JanssenFederal Public Defender, Northern & Southern Districts of Iowa, Petitioner
Nova Danielle JanssenFederal Public Defender, Northern & Southern Districts of Iowa, Petitioner
United States of America
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent