Matthew Sullivan v. Daniel Sproul, Warden
DueProcess FifthAmendment HabeasCorpus JusticiabilityDoctri
May a criminal defendant attack the validity of his guilty plea when a post conviction clarification in law reveals that he was misinformed regarding the statutory penalty attached to his charged offense?
QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW 1. May a criminal defendant attack the validity of his guilty plea when a post conviction clarification in law reveals that he was misinformed regarding the statutory penalty attached to . his charged offense? . “2, May this Court's decision in Bousley.v United States, 523 U.S. 614 (1998), which created an exception to this Court's earlier holding in Brady v United States, 397 U.S. 742 (1970), be . extended to incTudé challenges to the validity of a guilty plea . when a post conviction clrification in law reveals that the defendant is actually innocent of a mandatory sentencing enhancement and is misinformed of the relevant circumstances surrounding the plea and the direct consquences of the plea? 3. Does this Court's holding in Brady forclose a defendant's challenge that his plea agreement is voidable under contract ‘ law’ principles? ; : i