Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether Mr. Dominguez's decision to plead guilty was knowingly and intelligently made when he was grossly misinformed about the risks attendant to going to trial
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED The prosecutor, defense counsel, and the district court all informed Mr. Dominguez that if he went to trial he would face a mandatory minimum sentence of 60 years’ imprisonment. This was not true. Mr. Dominguez faced a mandatory minimum sentence of 27 years’ imprisonment if he went to trial and was convicted on all counts. But because of this misrepresentation of the law, Mr. Dominguez decided to enter into a plea agreement with the government for an of 28 years. The question presented in this case is whether Mr. Dominguez’s decision to plead guilty was knowingly and intelligently made when he was grossly misinformed about the risks attendant to going to trial. il
2022-05-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/26/2022.
2022-05-11
Reply of petitioner Christopher Dominguez filed. (Distributed)
2022-04-22
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
2022-03-10
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including April 22, 2022.
2022-03-08
Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 24, 2022 to April 22, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
2022-02-14
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including March 24, 2022.
2022-02-12
Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 22, 2022 to March 24, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
2022-01-14
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 22, 2022. See Rule 30.1.
2022-01-12
Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 20, 2022 to February 21, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
2021-12-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 20, 2022)