No. 20-423
LaQuanda Gilmore Garrott v. United States
Tags: charge-bargain judicial-review maximum-sentence plea-agreement prosecutorial-discretion sentencing sentencing-discretion separation-of-powers
Latest Conference:
2021-01-08
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether a district judge violates the separation of powers by rejecting a plea agreement containing a "charge bargain"—a guilty plea to one or more counts in exchange for dismissal of the others—based solely on the judge's view that the maximum sentence available on the count(s) of conviction would be too lenient.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a district judge violates the separation-of-powers by rejecting a plea-agreement containing a charge-bargain based solely on the judge's view that the maximum-sentence would be too-lenient
Docket Entries
2021-01-11
Petition DENIED.
2020-12-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.
2020-12-22
Reply of petitioner LaQuanda Gilmore Garrott filed. (Distributed)
2020-12-03
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
2020-12-02
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including December 3, 2020.
2020-11-30
Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 2, 2020 to December 3, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-10-23
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 2, 2020.
2020-10-21
Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 2, 2020 to December 2, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-09-28
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 2, 2020)
Attorneys
LaQuanda Gilmore Garrott
Jacqueline Perczek — Black, Srebnick, Kornspan & Stumpf, PA, Petitioner
United States
Jeffrey B. Wall — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent