No. 19-8579

Jonathan Frank Davis v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-06-01
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appeal-waiver constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process fifth-amendment guilty-plea plea-bargaining voluntary-plea
Key Terms:
DueProcess FifthAmendment HabeasCorpus JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2020-06-25
Question Presented (from Petition)

Does an appeal waiver clause bar a criminal defendant from later appealing their conviction on the ground that the guilty plea was not knowing and voluntary?

Does the federal plea bargaining scheme deprive defendants of constitutional protections conferred by the Fifth Amendment?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does an appeal waiver clause bar a criminal defendant from later appealing their conviction on the ground that the guilty plea was not knowing and voluntary?

Docket Entries

2020-06-29
Petition DENIED.
2020-06-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/25/2020.
2020-06-04
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-05-27
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 1, 2020)

Attorneys

Jonathan Frank Davis
Katia MehuLaw Office of Katia Mehu, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent