No. 24-6630

Amado De La Mora Cardenas v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-02-24
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: appellate-waiver criminal-defendant district-court legal-error plea-agreement sentencing-guidelines
Latest Conference: 2025-03-21 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a criminal defendant may prospectively waive the right to appeal the District Court's legal errors in applying the Use of a Minor Specific Offense Characteristic pursuant to USSG § 3B1

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

The question presented in this Petition for Writ of Certiorari is whether a criminal defendant may prospectively waive the right to appeal the District Court ’s legal errors in applying the Use of a Minor Specific Offense Characteristic pursuant to USSG § 3B1, pursuant to the purported appellate waiver in the Plea Agreement at issue.

Docket Entries

2025-03-24
Petition DENIED.
2025-03-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/21/2025.
2025-03-04
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-03-04
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-02-24
Motion (24M55) Granted.
2025-01-29
Motion (24M55) DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2025.
2024-07-23
Motion (24M55) for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari under seal with redacted copies for the public record filed.
2024-07-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 26, 2025)

Attorneys

Amado D. Cardenas
Andrew M. WagleyEtter, McMahon, Lamberson, Van Wert, & Oreskovich,, Petitioner
Andrew M. WagleyEtter, McMahon, Lamberson, Van Wert, & Oreskovich,, Petitioner
United States
Sarah M. HarrisActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Sarah M. HarrisActing Solicitor General, Respondent