No. 23-1193

Favion Lara v. Nebraska

Lower Court: Nebraska
Docketed: 2024-05-06
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived Experienced Counsel
Tags: breach-of-agreement criminal-procedure due-process government-breach plea-agreement police prosecutor prosecutorial-promise sentencing
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2024-05-30
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Where a plea agreement includes the prosecutor's promise that the State will recommend a particular sentence, does a police officer's recommendation of a longer sentence violate the Due Process Clause by breaching the plea agreement?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Where a plea agreement includes the prosecutor’s promise that the State will recommend a particular sentence, does a police officer’s recommendation of a longer sentence violate the Due Process Clause by breaching the plea agreement?

Docket Entries

2024-06-03
Petition DENIED.
2024-05-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/30/2024.
2024-05-07
Waiver of right of respondent Nebraska to respond filed.
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2024-05-01
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 5, 2024)
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Attorneys

Favion Lara
Stuart Banner — UCLA School of Law Supreme Court Clinic, Petitioner
Stuart Banner — UCLA School of Law Supreme Court Clinic, Petitioner
Nebraska
Eric James Hamilton — Office of the Attorney General of Nebraska, Respondent
Eric James Hamilton — Office of the Attorney General of Nebraska, Respondent