Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether, by entering an unconditional guilty plea, a defendant waives his right to appeal the conviction on the basis that the conduct admitted in the plea does not constitute the charged offense as a matter of law.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a defendant who enters an unconditional guilty plea waives the right to challenge on appeal that the admitted facts do not constitute the charged criminal offense
Docket Entries
2025-11-20
Application (25A591) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until February 4, 2026.
2025-11-17
Application (25A591) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 5, 2026 to March 6, 2026, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.
Attorneys
Nadarius Barnes
Andrew Timothy Tutt — Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, Petitioner
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent