No. 20-7507
Christopher Faella v. United States
Tags: 18-usc-2259 appellate-rights eighth-amendment plea-agreement restitution sentencing sentencing-appeal statutory-interpretation statutory-maximum waiver
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference:
2021-04-16
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a defendant's waiver in his plea agreement of the right to appeal his sentence precludes him from appealing an order of restitution that exceeds the amount authorized by 18 U.S.C. § 2259
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED Whether a defendant’s waiver in his plea agreement of the right to appeal his sentence -unless it exceeds the statutory maximum penalty or violated the Eight Amendment to the Constitution -precludes him from appealing an order of restitution that exceeds the amount authorized by 18 U.S.C. § 2259. i
Docket Entries
2021-04-19
Petition DENIED.
2021-04-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/16/2021.
2021-03-29
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-03-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 19, 2021)
Attorneys
Christopher Faella
Meghan Collins — Office of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
Meghan Collins — Office of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent