No. 22-6702
Tags: appeal-waiver contract-law criminal-defendant criminal-procedure defendant-rights due-process plea-agreement sentencing-error sentencing-errors waiver-enforceability
Key Terms:
Environmental SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Environmental SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference:
2023-03-03
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Can a criminal defendant knowingly and voluntarily forfeit his right to appeal the district court's yet-to-be-made sentencing errors as part of his plea agreement with the government, and, if so, what are the limits on the validity and enforceability of such 'appeal waivers'?
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED Can a criminal defendant knowingly and voluntarily forfeit his right to appeal the district court’s yet-to-be-made sentencing errors as part of his plea agreement with the government, and, if so, what are the limits on the validity and enforceability of such “appeal waivers”? ii
Docket Entries
2023-03-06
Petition DENIED.
2023-02-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/3/2023.
2023-02-09
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2023-02-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 8, 2023)
Attorneys
Jason Boyet
Samantha Jean Kuhn — Federal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
Samantha Jean Kuhn — Federal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent