No. 24A773

Munson P. Hunter, III v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-02-11
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Experienced Counsel
Tags: appeal-waiver circuit-split constitutional-challenge criminal-procedure plea-agreement sentencing-rights
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a criminal defendant's appeal waiver in a plea agreement can be invalidated by a sentencing judge's statement about the right to appeal or by constitutional challenges beyond ineffective assistance of counsel

Docket Entries

2025-02-13
Application (24A773) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until April 5, 2025.
2025-02-07
Application (24A773) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 6, 2025 to April 7, 2025, submitted to Justice Alito.

Attorneys

Munson Hunter
Lisa Schiavo BlattWilliams & Connolly LLP, Petitioner
Lisa Schiavo BlattWilliams & Connolly LLP, Petitioner
United States
Sarah M. HarrisActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Sarah M. HarrisActing Solicitor General, Respondent