No. 20-7486

Carlos Guzman-Merced v. United States

Lower Court: First Circuit
Docketed: 2021-03-18
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 28-usc-2106 appellate-remedy appellate-review criminal-procedure indictment indictment-dismissal judicial-discretion plain-error plain-error-review remedial-authority statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2021-04-16
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a Court of Appeals can order an indictment dismissed as part of the appellate remedy

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether a Court of Appeals can, and should, order an indictment that omits an element of the crime dismissed as part of the appellate remedy given the Court’s broad remedial power in 28 U.S.C. §2106 -regardless that it would not have reviewed, or granted relief if the defective indictment were the only appellate claim; or, in other words, whether the remedy afforded a successful appellant can, and should, include dismissal of an indictment that omits an element of the offense.

Docket Entries

2021-04-19
Petition DENIED.
2021-04-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/16/2021.
2021-03-25
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-03-09
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 19, 2021)

Attorneys

Carlos Guzman-Merced
Vivian ShevitzVivian Shevitz, Petitioner
Vivian ShevitzVivian Shevitz, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Respondent