No. 21-7707
Jerome Lamar Pitts v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appeal-waiver constitutional-law constitutional-violation criminal-procedure due-process legal-remedy plea-agreement plea-bargaining sentencing-guidelines
Key Terms:
DueProcess
DueProcess
Latest Conference:
2022-05-26
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a miscalculated Sentencing Guideline violates Due Process enough to count as a 'sentence in violation of the Constitution or laws of the United States' for the purposes of falling within the scope of allowable appeals when an appeal waiver is in place from a defendant's plea agreement
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION(S) PRESENTED 1) Whether a miscalculated Sentencing Guideline violates Due Process enough to count as a “sentence in violation of the Constitution or laws of the United States" for the purposes of falling within the scope of allowable appeals when an appeal waiver is in place from a defendant's plea agreement
Docket Entries
2022-05-31
Petition DENIED.
2022-05-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/26/2022.
2022-05-09
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2022-01-14
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 26, 2022)
Attorneys
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent