No. 22-6556

Lawrence Anderson Fonseca, fka Lawrence Anderson Fonseca-Garcia v. United States

Lower Court: First Circuit
Docketed: 2023-01-18
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: criminal-procedure foreign-national guilty-plea innocence new-evidence plea-bargaining plea-withdrawal post-conviction-relief subject-matter-jurisdiction
Latest Conference: 2023-02-17
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether Fonseca should be allowed to withdraw his guilty plea in light of new evidence supporting his claim of innocence.

2. Whether the district court lacked subject matter jurisdiction over Fonseca when he is a foreign national whose conduct did not affect US commerce.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Fonseca should be allowed to withdraw his guilty plea in light of new evidence supporting his claim of innocence

Docket Entries

2023-02-21
Petition DENIED.
2023-01-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/17/2023.
2023-01-23
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2023-01-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 17, 2023)

Attorneys

Lawrence Fonseca
Jose Ramon Olmo-RodriguezOlmo & Rodriguez-Matias Law Office, Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent