No. 20-7372

Terry Lee Ockert, Jr. v. United States

Lower Court: Tenth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-03-09
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Amici (2)Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: appellate-review criminal-procedure federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure good-cause plain-error rule-12 rule-52 suppression-motion
Key Terms:
FourthAmendment CriminalProcedure JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2021-04-16
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the court of appeals should review an untimely suppression argument for plain error under Rule 52 or require a showing of good cause

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Before 2014, Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 12(e) said that “[a] party waives any Rule 12(b)(8) defense, objection, or request not raised by the deadline,” but “[flor good cause, the court may grant relief from the waiver.” A 2014 amendment deleted that provision and replaced it with Rule 12(c)(3), which now says, “If a party does not meet the deadline for making a Rule 12(b)(3) motion, the motion is untimely. But a court may consider the defense, objection, or request if the party shows good cause.” The question presented is: Whether, under current Rule 12, after a defendant has made a timely motion to suppress evidence that did not include a particular argument, should the court of appeals review that argument for plain error under Rule 52, without requiring any special good-cause showing—the rule in four circuits—or must the defendant first prove good cause to the court of appeals—as in the Tenth Circuit and four other circuits?

Docket Entries

2021-04-19
Petition DENIED.
2021-04-09
Brief amicus curiae of The Federal Public Defender's Office for the Districts of Colorado and Wyoming filed. (Distributed)
2021-04-08
Brief amicus curiae of The Rutherford Institute filed. (Distributed)
2021-03-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/16/2021.
2021-03-18
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-03-04
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 8, 2021)

Attorneys

Terry Lee Ockert, Jr.
Keith BradleySquire Patton Boggs (U.S.) LLP, Petitioner
The Federal Public Defender's Office for the Districts of Colorado and Wyoming
Oliver Dean SanderfordOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Districts of Colorado and Wyoming, Amicus
The Rutherford Institute
Michael J. LockerbyFoley & Lardner LLP, Amicus
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Respondent