Whether petitioner should be entitled to full discovery (inculpatory and exculpatory) during the plea bargaining process

QUESTIONS PRESENTED | THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS HAS DECIDED AN ’ IMPORTANT QUESTION OF FEDERAL LAW THAT HAS NOT, BUT SHOULD BE, SETTLED BY THIS COURT, AS TO: (1) WHETHER PETITIONER SHOULD BE ENTITLED TO FULL DISCOVERY (INCULPATORY AND EXCULPATORY) DURING THE PLEA BARGAINING PROCESS THAT MANDATES THAT PETITIONER VOLUNTARILY, KNOWINGLY AND INTELLIGENTLY, WHEN MAKING A DECISION TO PLEAD GUILTY; AND/OR WHETHER PETITIONER’S COUNSEL WAS INEFFECTIVE IN ADVISING PETITIONER THAT HE COULD REVIEW ALL OF THE DISCOVERY BEFORE MAKING A DECISION AS TO WHETHER TO PLEAD GUILTY. | | | | |!