No. 23-5174
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appeal-waiver circuit-split constitutional-statute jurisdiction plea-agreement retroactive-application statutory-and-constitutional-issues supreme-court-precedent waiver-of-appeal
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus JusticiabilityDoctri
HabeasCorpus JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference:
2023-09-26
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Can a plea agreement that contains a waiver of appeal bar a direct appeal of a conviction and/or sentence based on a statute that this Court later ruled is unconstitutional and has retroactive application?
Question Presented (from Petition)
QUESTION PRESENTED Can a plea agreement that contains a waiver of appeal bar a direct appeal of a conviction and/or sentence based on a statute that this Court later ruled is unconstitutional and has retroactive application? The Ninth Circuit’s decision in this case conflicts with controlling Supreme Court precedents and creates a circuit split with the Fourth and Sixth Circuits, among other things. ii
Docket Entries
2023-10-02
Petition DENIED.
2023-07-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
2023-07-25
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2023-07-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 21, 2023)
Attorneys
Dionte Houff
Mark D. Eibert — Law Office of Mark Eibert, Petitioner
Mark D. Eibert — Law Office of Mark Eibert, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent