No. 20-6668

Christopher Zamarripa v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-12-21
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: ambiguity appeal-waiver circuit-split criminal-procedure district-court due-process judicial-interpretation plea-bargaining plea-colloquy procedural-ambiguity
Latest Conference: 2021-04-23
Question Presented (from Petition)

Does a district court's mischaracterization, during the plea colloquy, of an appeal waiver create an ambiguity that must be construed against the government and render a broader appeal waiver unknowing and involuntary?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does a district court's mischaracterization, during the plea colloquy, of an appeal waiver create an ambiguity that must be construed against the government and render a broader appeal waiver unknowing and involuntary?

Docket Entries

2021-04-26
Petition DENIED.
2021-04-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/23/2021.
2021-04-05
Reply of petitioner Christopher Zamarripa filed.
2021-03-19
Brief of respondent United States of America in opposition filed.
2021-02-16
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including March 19, 2021.
2021-02-12
Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 19, 2021 to March 19, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
2021-01-14
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 19, 2021.
2021-01-13
Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 20, 2021 to February 19, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-12-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 20, 2021)

Attorneys

Christopher Zamarripa
Kristin Michelle KimmelmanFederal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Respondent