appeal-waivers
5 cases — ← All topics
| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23-6121 | Jemare Ray McNair, aka Head v. United States | Fourth Circuit | 2023-11-28 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | appeal-waiver appeal-waivers career-offender criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process federal-sentencing plea-agreement plea-bargaining sentencing sentencing-enhancement | Whether career offender status should be subject to appeal waivers in plea agreements where a defendant has a legitimate argument that he was not a ca… |
| 22-7584 | Kahliq Williams v. United States | Fifth Circuit | 2023-05-17 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | appeal-waiver appeal-waivers circuit-split criminal-defendant criminal-procedure due-process plea-agreement policy-concerns sentencing-errors | Can a criminal defendant knowingly and voluntarily forfeit his right to appeal the district court's yet-to-be-made sentencing errors as part of his pl… |
| 22-5107 | Marcus Dwayne Pemberton v. United States | Fourth Circuit | 2022-07-14 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | appeal-waiver appeal-waivers brady-standard brady-v-united-states circuit-split criminal-procedure miscarriage-of-justice plea-agreement plea-agreements sentencing-guideline sentencing-guidelines | Should standards other than the knowing and voluntary waiver standard of Brady v. United States govern the enforcement of appeal waivers in plea agree… |
| 21-8236 | Edward Toliver v. United States | Fifth Circuit | 2022-06-27 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | appeal-waiver appeal-waivers circuit-split criminal-defendant criminal-procedure due-process fair-trial fairness-doctrine plea-agreement sentencing-guidelines | Are plea agreement appeal waivers that forfeit a criminal defendant's right to challenge errors in the district court's interpretation and application… |
| 18-6763 | Luis Antonio Bonilla, Jr. v. United States | Fourth Circuit | 2018-11-20 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | appeal-waiver appeal-waivers brady-standard brady-v-united-states circuit-split criminal-procedure judicial-discretion miscarriage-of-justice plea-agreement plea-agreements sentencing sentencing-guidelines sentencing-uniformity | What standards should govern the enforcement of appeal waivers in plea agreements? |