No. 18-6511
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: actual-innocence appeal-waiver circuit-split criminal-procedure criminal-procedure-appeal-waiver-guilty-plea-unite guilty-plea inherent-equitable-authority tenth-circuit united-states-v-galloway united-states-v-hahn united-states-v-mccarthy
Key Terms:
DueProcess HabeasCorpus Punishment JusticiabilityDoctri
DueProcess HabeasCorpus Punishment JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference:
2018-12-07
Question Presented (from Petition)
(1)WHETHER THIS COURT SHOULD EXPAND THE FRAME-WORK DECIDED IN "UNITED STATES V. HAHN",IN THE TENTH CIRCUITS DETERMINATION OF A KNOWING AND VOLUNTARILY MADE APPEAL WAIVER AND GUILTY PLEA,WHERE DESPITE THIS COURTS INSTRUCTIONS IN 'UNITED V. McCARTHY',THERE REMAINS A CIRCUIT SPLIT ON ITS APPLICATION.
(2)WHETHER THE "UNITED STATES V. GALLOWAY" ENBANC DECISION IN THE TENTH CIRCUIT,PREVENTED THE PANEL FROM UTILIZING ITS "INHERENT EQUITABLE AUTHORITY" TO SUPPLEMENT THE RECORD ON APPEAL,TO RES,OLVE AN INEFFECTIVE-ASSISTANCE CLAIM ON DIRECT APPEAL,EVEN WHERE THE DEFENDANT HAS MADE A COLORABLE SHOWING OF ACTUAL INNOCENCE.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the court should expand the framework in United States v. Hahn on appeal waivers
Docket Entries
2018-12-10
Petition DENIED.
2018-11-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/7/2018.
2018-11-08
Waiver of right of respondent UNITED STATES to respond filed.
2018-10-22
Petition for a writ of prohibition and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 29, 2018)
Attorneys
In Re Ken E. Ezeah
Ken Ejimofor Ezeah — Petitioner
UNITED STATES
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent