No. 23-5550

Joseph Jones v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2023-09-08
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appeal-waiver circuit-court civil-procedure contractual-law due-process plea-agreement sentence-appeal-waiver sentencing standing
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2023-10-06
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Appellant's rights were violated when the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals enforced a sentence appeal waiver in a plea agreement that was not based on valid consideration under contractual law

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED ie Whether the Appellant’s rights were violated when the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals enforced a sentence appeal waiver in a plea agreement that was not based on valid consideration under contractual law. 2. Whether the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals improperly enforced an appellate waiver where the Government breached the plea agreement containing said waiver. 3. Whether the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals improperly enforced a sentence appeal waiver contained in the Appellant’s plea agreement when same was not made knowingly and voluntarily. 2 PARTIES BELOW Solicitor General of the United States Room 5614 Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530-0001 Joseph Jones, Register No.: 01555-120 F.C.I. Coleman Medium 846 N. E. 54" Terrace Sumterville, FL 33521 Leah McEwen, Assistant United States Attorney P.O. Box 366 Albany, Georgia 31702 Michelle Schieber, Assistant United States Attorney P.O. Box 1702 Macon, Georgia 31202 John Gee Edwards, Attorney for Appellant 108 East Valley Street Valdosta, Georgia 31601 3

Docket Entries

2023-10-10
Petition DENIED.
2023-09-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/6/2023.
2023-09-14
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2023-09-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 10, 2023)

Attorneys

Joseph Jones
John Gee EdwardsJohn Gee Edwards, Attorney at Law, Petitioner
John Gee EdwardsJohn Gee Edwards, Attorney at Law, Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent