No. 20-1702

Jimmy Cobb v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2021-06-08
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response WaivedRelisted (2)
Tags: criminal-law criminal-procedure federal-jurisdiction ineffective-assistance-of-counsel jurisdiction plea-bargaining plea-deal sixth-amendment statutory-interpretation undercover-operation
Key Terms:
DueProcess Privacy
Latest Conference: 2021-12-10 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Does a District Court have the have Jurisdiction to punish and convict conduct that does not fall within a Federal Statute of 18 U.S.C 2422(b) and 18 U.S.C. 2425?

2. Does the District Court and Court of Appeals have the authority to make a statute vague after precedence has been set for that statute ?

3. Can the District Court and Court of Appeals relieve Counsel of his fiduciary duty under the Sixth Amendment of the Constitution, by allowing counsel to advise Petitioner to accept a plea deal where Petitioner 's conduct did not violate statutes 18 U.S.C. 2422(b) nor 18 U.S.C. 2425?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does a District Court have the have Jurisdiction to punish and convict conduct that does not fall within a Federal Statute of 18 U.S.C 2422(b) and 18 U.S.C. 2425?

Docket Entries

2021-12-13
Rehearing DENIED.
2021-11-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/10/2021.
2021-10-21
2021-10-04
Petition DENIED.
2021-06-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
2021-06-09
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-05-31
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 8, 2021)

Attorneys

Jimmy Cobb
Jimmy Cobb — Petitioner
United States
Brian H. FletcherActing Solicitor General, Respondent