No. 23-5174

Dionte Houff v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-07-21
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
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:
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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. EibertLaw Office of Mark Eibert, Petitioner
Mark D. EibertLaw Office of Mark Eibert, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent