No. 21-6643

Leonus Stevenson Peterson v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-12-16
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-circuit appellate-review circuit-split criminal-procedure due-process fourth-circuit knowing-and-voluntary miscarriage-of-justice plea-waiver standard-of-review
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2022-01-21
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the Fourth Circuit err in finding that Petitioner's plea waiver was knowing and voluntary and then applying a stricter standard than a number of other appellate circuits to determine that enforcement of the appeal waiver would not result in a miscarriage of justice?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Did the Fourth Circuit err in finding that Petitioner’s plea waiver was knowing and voluntary and then applying a stricter standard than a number of other appellate circuits to determine that enforcement of the appeal waiver would not result in a miscarriage of justice? i

Docket Entries

2022-01-24
Petition DENIED.
2022-01-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/21/2022.
2021-12-30
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-12-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 18, 2022)

Attorneys

Leonus Stevenson Peterson
William Jeffrey DinkinWilliam J. Dinkin, PLC, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent