No. 18-7727
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: criminal-procedure due-process guilty-plea heroin-distribution ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel medical-causation plea-bargaining sentencing sixth-amendment
Key Terms:
DueProcess HabeasCorpus JusticiabilityDoctri
DueProcess HabeasCorpus JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference:
2019-03-15
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether failure to convey unbiased, complete, or correct information to a defendant during plea bargaining by defense counsel invalidates a guilty plea once sentencing has occurred.
Whether a charge of distribution of heroin resulting in death can be brought in the absence of clear medical evidence as to a single, independent cause of death when the cause of death is combined effects of multiple drug use.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether failure to convey unbiased, complete, or correct information to a defendant during plea bargaining by defense counsel invalidates a guilty plea once sentencing has occurred
Docket Entries
2019-03-18
Petition DENIED.
2019-02-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/15/2019.
2019-02-14
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-05-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 4, 2019)
Attorneys
Gregory Hatt
Gregory G. Hatt — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent