No. 23-6724

Terrence Michael Taylor, aka Terrance Michael Taylor v. United States

Lower Court: Tenth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-02-12
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: 18-usc-922g appellate-review circuit-split constitutional-claim double-jeopardy firearm-possession guilty-plea plea-colloquy statutory-interpretation unit-of-prosecution
Key Terms:
FifthAmendment
Latest Conference: 2024-06-13
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does a defendant's guilty plea to an indictment charging multiple violations of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g), unlawful firearm possession, waive his Double Jeopardy claim on appeal when neither the indictment nor the plea colloquy sets forth the facts necessary to establish that each count is based on a separate unit of prosecution, i.e., a separate and distinct act of possession?

Question Presented (from Petition)

Question Presented In Blackledge v. Perry, 417 U.S. 21 (1974), and Menna v. New York, 423 U.S. 61 (1975), this Court held that a defendant who pleads guilty can still raise on appeal any constitutional claim that does not depend on challenging his “factual guilt.” This Court reaffirmed that rule in Class v. United States, by holding that the defendant’s guilty plea did not bar his constitutional claims on appeal because they did “not contradict the terms of the indictment or the written plea agreement” and could be “resolved without any need to venture beyond that record.” 583 U.S. 174, 181 (2018). Nonetheless, there is a five-circuit split regarding how these authorities apply in the context of a guilty plea to multiple counts charging violations of the same statutory provision, in particular, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g). The question presented is: Does a defendant’s guilty plea to an indictment charging multiple violations of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g), unlawful firearm possession, waive his Double Jeopardy claim on appeal when neither the indictment nor the plea colloquy sets forth the facts necessary to establish that each count is based on a separate unit of prosecution, i.e., a separate and distinct act of possession? i

Docket Entries

2024-06-17
Petition DENIED.
2024-05-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/13/2024.
2024-05-13
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
2024-04-02
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including May 13, 2024.
2024-04-01
Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 12, 2024 to May 13, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
2024-03-07
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 12, 2024.
2024-03-06
Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 13, 2024 to April 12, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
2024-02-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 13, 2024)

Attorneys

Terrence Michael Taylor
Amy Wald SeniaOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
Amy Wald SeniaOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent