No. 20-6521
Hector Valdez v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appeal-waiver appellate-review criminal-procedure first-step-act retroactivity sentencing statutory-interpretation waiver-of-rights
Key Terms:
Environmental SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Environmental SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference:
2021-01-15
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a defendant's pre-First Step Act waiver of appeal rights applies to claims based on the First Step Act's passage
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED If a defendant waives the right to appeal a sentence and the waiver takes place before the passage of the First Step Act and the defendant is sentenced after the passage of the First Step Act is the waiver applicable to claims raised based on the passage of the First Step Act?
Docket Entries
2021-01-19
Petition DENIED.
2020-12-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/15/2021.
2020-12-20
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-11-25
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 4, 2021)
Attorneys
Hector Valdez
Robert Barney Mann — Robert B Mann Law office, Petitioner
Robert Barney Mann — Robert B Mann Law office, Petitioner
United States
Jeffrey B. Wall — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent
Jeffrey B. Wall — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent