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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
23-7324 Danilo Velasquez v. United States Ninth Circuit 2024-04-29 Denied Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP constitutional-rights criminal-sentencing deportation gang jury-trial-rights plea-bargaining rico rico-case section-2255 sentencing-disparity Following the grant of petitioner's section 2255 motion, the district court resentenced petitioner to discretionary life in this RICO gang case. This …
21-8068 John Burke v. United States Second Circuit 2022-06-06 Denied Response WaivedIFP conflict-of-interest criminal-defense due-process ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel rico-case right-to-testify withdrawal-defense witness-testimony 1. Did the Second Circuit err when it found that there was not an actual conflict without ordering a hearing in the District Court when defense counse…
20-6342 Pedro Gutierrez v. United States Fourth Circuit 2020-11-16 Denied Response WaivedIFP civil-procedure criminal-procedure due-process evidence fifth-amendment general-verdict judgment-of-acquittal rico rico-case special-verdict I. Whether a RICO "Gang" Case Certified as Complex Should Require the Use of a Special Verdict Form Rather Than a General Verdict Form. II. Whether G…