No. 24-5580

Octavius Artis v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-09-19
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: career-offender criminal-procedure factual-basis plea-agreement sentencing-guidelines voluntary-plea
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2024-10-11
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the district court erred in sentencing Artis as a career offender and whether the plea was voluntary and supported by a factual basis

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED . I. Whether the district court erred in sentencing Artis as a career of~ fender where he did not have two prior controlled substance offenses : required for a career offender designation? Il. Appellant Artis contends that the District Court clearly erred under Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure by failing to ensure that the plea was voluntary and determining a factual basis for the plea without satisfying the necessary essential elements that constitute the crime of conspiracy.

Docket Entries

2024-10-15
Petition DENIED.
2024-09-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/11/2024.
2024-09-24
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2024-08-14
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 21, 2024)

Attorneys

Octavius Artis
Octavius Artis — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Respondent