No. 19-6712
Adam Scott Caward v. United States
Tags: appellate-procedure appellate-waiver circuit-split civil-procedure criminal-procedure due-process judicial-discretion legal-interpretation miscarriage-of-justice sentencing standing
Latest Conference:
2020-01-10
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether the Court should adopt the rule espoused in the First, Third, Fourth, Tenth, and D.C. Circuits, which hold that an appellate court can decline to enforce an appellate waiver in order to prevent a miscarriage-of-justice.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the Court should adopt the rule espoused in the First, Third, Fourth, Tenth, and D.C. Circuits, which hold that an appellate court can decline to enforce an appellate waiver in order to prevent a miscarriage-of-justice
Docket Entries
2020-01-13
Petition DENIED.
2019-12-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2020.
2019-11-27
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-11-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 23, 2019)
Attorneys
Adam Scott Caward
Brianna Fuller Mircheff — Office of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent