No. 21-7575

Keith Morris v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-04-08
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: appellate-waiver criminal-procedure due-process knowing-waiver plea-agreement plea-bargaining right-to-appeal sentencing waiver
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2022-05-12
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a provision in a plea agreement which bars a defendant from appealing 'any sentence of imprisonment' can be knowingly entered into well before the sentence has been imposed and the right to appeal has accrued

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Whether a provision in a plea agreement which bars a defendant from appealing “any sentence of imprisonment” can be knowingly entered into well before the sentence has been imposed and the right to appeal has accrued. -1 II.

Docket Entries

2022-05-16
Petition DENIED.
2022-04-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/12/2022.
2022-04-14
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2022-04-06
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 9, 2022)

Attorneys

Keith Morris
Jonathan David ByrneFederal Pub Defender S. Dist., Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent