No. 20-6162

Frank Trujillo v. United States

Lower Court: Tenth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-10-29
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Relisted (2)IFP
Tags: criminal-procedure due-process elements-of-offense federal-courts guilty-plea plea-bargaining plea-voluntariness rehaif-v-united-states standard-of-review
Latest Conference: 2021-06-17 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

When a defendant argues for the first time on appeal that his guilty plea was not knowing and voluntary because he was not informed of the elements of the offense, what standard of review applies?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a defendant's guilty plea was knowing and voluntary when the defendant was not informed of an element of the offense

Docket Entries

2021-06-21
Petition DENIED.
2021-06-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/17/2021.
2021-01-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/19/2021.
2021-01-12
Reply of petitioner Frank Trujillo filed. (Distributed)
2020-12-30
Memorandum for the United States filed.
2020-11-27
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 30, 2020.
2020-11-25
Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 30, 2020 to December 30, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-10-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 30, 2020)

Attorneys

Frank Trujillo
Kathleen ShenOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Districts of Colorado and Wyoming, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Respondent