No. 24-6341

Zonta Tavaras Ellison aka Zonta Tavarus Ellison v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-01-21
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: alford-plea career-offender circuit-court en-banc sixth-amendment trial-by-jury
Latest Conference: 2025-02-21
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Circuit Courts' three-judge panel created a conflict of grave importance by denying petitioner's en banc rehearing and potentially infringing upon the petitioner's Sixth Amendment right to a trial by jury through an Alford plea conviction enhancement

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

1* The Circuit Courts Three ^udgehnel, crewed a conflict ofgrave importance warmt!n£ this court ’s vihtn It dented petitioner's (notm hr rehe&tf/men banCj and cited that the petition for reheartnqen Sane Wfls Ci rcokltd h the Pul I co urt, ye t never stated u//i/ the petition Mas be!n$ denied? 3. bid the eircuii Courtis threejod^e panel Infringe upon the denk / of-petitioner's sixth amendment right to A trialbyjury> Petitioner to collateral Consequence^ in accepting the trial Courtis use ofpeti tioner's 3010 "Alford Pleneonvktidn^ to enhance and sentence petitioner ns alicareer offender? adverse to this courts rutinq in StiBPM \i, uidiTEbsr/rres tiHt U&* 13 (OJOOB) ?

Docket Entries

2025-02-24
Petition DENIED.
2025-01-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2025.
2025-01-27
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-01-27
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2024-12-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 20, 2025)

Attorneys

United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Sarah M. HarrisActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Sarah M. HarrisActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Zonta Tavaras Ellison
Zonta Tavaras Ellison — Petitioner
Zonta Tavaras Ellison — Petitioner