No. 23-5483

Dontavious Blake v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2023-08-30
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-review criminal-procedure due-process evidence-prejudice ineffective-assistance-of-counsel judicial-bias plea-bargaining prejudice sentencing
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Latest Conference: 2023-10-06
Question Presented (AI Summary)

The Appellate Court erred in denying relief for IOC concerning the advice that petitioner would receive a life sentence after either a guilty plea or a trail guilty verdict

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW ISSUE 1: The Appellate Court erred in denying relief for IOC concerning the advice that petitioner would receive a life sentence after either a guilty plea or a trail guilty verdict. ISSUE TWO: The Appellate Court erred in denying relief for Ioc for failure to object to the prejudicial text messages and references to uncharged conduct between petitioner and the codefendant Tara Jo Moore. ISSUE THREE: The Appellate Court erred in denying relief for IOC concerning failure to move for a judgment of acquittal as to counts 1, 2 and 3 of the second superseding indictment on grounds that the enticement element proof failed and, the evidence from dismissed counts 4, 5 and 6 was unduly prejudicial against petitioner as to counts 1, 2 and 3. ISSUE FOUR: The Appellate Court erred in denying relief for Petitioner’s request for recusal of the district court due to the courts on the record statements regarding petitioner. 3 PrefixIN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES OCTOBER TERM, 2022 DONTAVIOUS BLAKE, PETITIONER, vs. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, RESPONDENT. PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT The Petitioner, DONTAVIOUS BLAKE, respectfully prays that a writ of certiorari issue to review the judgmentorder of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit entered on April 10, 23 Case No. 22-12379; Southern District of Florida Case Number 19-cv-80523-KAM-1; 13-cr-80054-KAM).

Docket Entries

2023-10-10
Petition DENIED.
2023-09-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/6/2023.
2023-09-08
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2023-07-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 29, 2023)

Attorneys

Dontavious Blake
Arthur L. Wallace IIIArthur Wallace Attorney at Law PLLC, Petitioner
Arthur L. Wallace IIIArthur Wallace Attorney at Law PLLC, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent