No. 25-6431

Edin Anael Solis-Rodriguez v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-12-23
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-review criminal-procedure guilty-plea plain-error-standard rule-11 sentencing
Latest Conference: 2026-02-20
Question Presented (from Petition)

Does a defendant's failure to object to a Rule 11(b)(1)(H)-(I) error count against him twice, not only by subjecting him to the rigorous plain-error standard in the first place, but also by serving as a factor that weighs against a showing of prejudice under the standard's third prong?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does a defendant's failure to object to a Rule 11(b)(1)(H)-(I) error count against him twice by subjecting him to the plain-error standard and weighing against prejudice?

Docket Entries

2026-01-15
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2026-01-12
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-12-19
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 22, 2026)
2025-10-02
Application (25A379) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until December 20, 2025.
2025-09-30
Application (25A379) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 21, 2025 to December 20, 2025, submitted to The Chief Justice.

Attorneys

Edin Anael Solis-Rodriguez
Joshua Brown CarpenterFederal Public Defender, NCWD, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent