No. 21-5387

Roland Adams, aka Peter Brown, aka Harold Whiteker v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-08-18
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: constitutional-challenge criminal-procedure due-process jurisdiction plea-agreement statutory-authority statutory-interpretation void-judgment
Key Terms:
DueProcess FourthAmendment
Latest Conference: 2021-10-08
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the district court lacked jurisdiction to enter judgement under 18 U.S.C § 1956(h)

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED. 1. Whether the district court lacked jurisdiction to enter judgement under 18 U.S.C § 1956(h), where Petitioner was not charged with nor engaged in “financial transaction in criminal profit’ of $2.1 million, and whether judgment contravene clearly established Supreme Court law and the Due Process clause of the 5“ and 14‘* Amendment. 2. Whether the waiver in the Plea Agreement bars Petitioner from challenging the Court’s Jurisdiction to convict and sentence him for violation of 18 U.S.C. 18 U.S.C. § 1956 (h) where the State is precluded by Federal law and the United States Constitution from hailing Petitioner . into court on this charge. 3. Whether the waiver in the Plea Agreement bars Petitioner’s Challenge to a VOID Judgment where the court exceeded its statutory authority and on a charge the State cannot constitutionally prosecute.

Docket Entries

2021-10-12
Petition DENIED. Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
2021-09-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/8/2021.
2021-09-08
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-08-14
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 17, 2021)

Attorneys

Roland Adams
Roland Adams — Petitioner
Roland Adams — Petitioner
United States
Brian H. FletcherActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Brian H. FletcherActing Solicitor General, Respondent