No. 24-7520
Salvador Nolasco Romero v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
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Latest Conference:
2025-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Does the district court commit legal error in rejecting a guilty plea based on a legally inadequate defense, or can the district court reject it in an exercise of its general discretion?
Question Presented (from Petition)
is: Does the district court commit legal error in rejecting a guilty plea based on a legally inadequate defense, as the Seventh Circuit has held, or can the district court reject it in an exercise of its general discretion, as the Tenth Circuit held here?
Docket Entries
2025-10-06
Petition DENIED.
2025-07-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
2025-07-08
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-07-08
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-06-24
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 28, 2025)
Attorneys
Salvador Romero
Jacob Rasch-Chabot — Office of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
Jacob Rasch-Chabot — Office of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent
Moez Mansoor Kaba — Hueston Hennigan LLP, Respondent