No. 20-6720

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit

Docketed: 2020-12-30

Status: Denied

Type: IFP

Response WaivedIFP

Tags: consideration contract-law criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process federal-criminal-law plea-agreement plea-bargaining void-agreement void-for-lack-of-consideration

Latest Conference: 2021-02-19

Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether A Federal Criminal Plea Agreement is Void and Unenforceable When it Lacks Consideration.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a federal criminal plea agreement is void and unenforceable when it lacks consideration

Docket Entries

2021-02-22

Petition DENIED.

2021-01-14

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/19/2021.

2021-01-06

Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.

Main Document

2020-12-22

Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 29, 2021)

Terek Harper

United States