No. 22-5491

John Michael Ward v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-09-01
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appeal-waiver constitutional-vagueness criminal-law criminal-statute federal-procedure ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel overbreadth statutory-interpretation vagueness
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference: 2022-10-07
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Was the U.S. District Court's interpretation of 18 U.S.C. § 2251(a) vague and overbroad, and did Petitioner's attorney render ineffective assistance of counsel?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED Was the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana's interpretation of 18 U.S.C. § 2251(a) vague and overbroad, and did Petitioner's attorney render ineffective assistance of counsel for failing to argue the Court's interpretation of § 2251(a) being overbroad and vague, and for having Petitioner sign a waiver foregoing appeal? : i

Docket Entries

2022-10-11
Petition DENIED.
2022-09-15
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/7/2022.
2022-09-09
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2022-08-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 3, 2022)

Attorneys

John Michael Ward
John Michael Ward — Petitioner
John Michael Ward — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent