No. 21-122

Davin Seth Waters v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-07-28
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: criminal-procedure due-process guilty-plea habeas-corpus judicial-discretion mutual-mistake plea-bargaining plea-withdrawal voluntariness
Latest Conference: 2021-09-27
Question Presented (from Petition)

1) Does the doctrine of mutual mistake provide a cognizable basis to find a guilty plea involuntary?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does the doctrine of mutual mistake provide a cognizable basis to find a guilty plea involuntary?

Docket Entries

2021-10-04
Petition DENIED.
2021-08-18
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
2021-08-10
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
Main Document
2021-07-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 27, 2021)
PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service

Attorneys

Davin Waters
William Reynolds Biggs — WILLIAM R. BIGGS, PLLC, Petitioner
United States of America
Brian H. Fletcher — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent