No. 18-6401
James Gabriel Smith v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-review competency criminal-procedure due-process federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure informed-consent judicial-process plea-bargaining plea-colloquy rule-11-procedure
Latest Conference:
2018-11-30
Question Presented (from Petition)
FED. R. CRIM. P. 11 requires district courts to engage in a specific, on-the-record plea colloquy. In reviewing a plea colloquy, is it sufficient for an appellate court to consider only whether the defendant entered an informed and voluntary plea?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the district court followed the procedure mandated by FED. R. CRIM. P. 11 in accepting a guilty plea
Docket Entries
2018-12-03
Petition DENIED.
2018-11-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/30/2018.
2018-10-30
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-10-19
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 23, 2018)
Attorneys
James Smith
Kimberly Laura Alderman-Penix — Alderman Law Firm, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent