No. 23-6902

Jeffrey Akard v. United States

Lower Court: Seventh Circuit
Docketed: 2024-03-06
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-rights constitutional-provisions criminal-procedure due-process judicial-review legal-error plea-bargain procedural-due-process retroactivity sentencing statutory-provisions
Latest Conference: 2024-04-12
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Should a U.S. District Court Judge be forced to accept a plea bargain waiver signed in February when the law changed in March?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

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Docket Entries

2024-04-15
Petition DENIED.
2024-03-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/12/2024.
2024-03-12
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2024-01-31
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 5, 2024)

Attorneys

Jeffrey Akard
Jeffrey Akard — Petitioner
Jeffrey Akard — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent