No. 20-6737

Christian Alejandro Perez v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-12-31
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-review constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process knowingly-and-voluntarily plea-bargain right-of-appeal waiver-of-appeal
Key Terms:
DueProcess Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2021-02-19
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Was a dismissal of the appeal improper considering the court of appeals' reliance on a waiver of appeal pursuant to a plea bargain in which Mr. Perez argued he did not knowingly and voluntarily waive his right of appeal?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Was a dismissal of the appeal improper considering the court of appeals’ reliance on a waiver of appeal pursuant to a plea bargain in which Mr. Perez argued he did not knowingly and voluntarily waive his right of appeal? i

Docket Entries

2021-02-22
Petition DENIED.
2021-01-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/19/2021.
2021-01-08
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-12-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 1, 2021)

Attorneys

Christian Alejandro Perez
Sandra EastwoodSandra Eastwood, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Respondent