No. 22-5890

Ronald William Brooks v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-10-24
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: appellate-waiver constitutional-challenge constitutional-law criminal-procedure due-process habeas-corpus miscarriage-of-justice plea-agreement plea-bargaining post-conviction-relief section-2255
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2022-11-18
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a boilerplate waiver of appellate and post-conviction rights bars a claim under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 that the defendant stands convicted of a non-existent or unconstitutional crime

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether the boilerplate waiver of Petitioner’s appellate and post-conviction rights contained within his plea agreement bars his claim under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 that he stands convicted of a non-existent or substantively unconstitutional crime. Il DIRECTLY

Docket Entries

2022-11-21
Petition DENIED.
2022-11-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/18/2022.
2022-10-31
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2022-10-19
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 23, 2022)

Attorneys

Ronald William Brooks
James Matthew WrightOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
James Matthew WrightOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent