No. 21-256
Bilal Hamid Love v. United States
Response Waived
Tags: criminal-procedure due-process federal-sentencing-guidelines ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel plea-bargaining sentencing sentencing-guidelines strickland-standard
Key Terms:
FifthAmendment HabeasCorpus JusticiabilityDoctri
FifthAmendment HabeasCorpus JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference:
2021-10-08
Question Presented (from Petition)
Is defense counsel required, in order to provide effective assistance
of counsel, to give the defendant an estimate of the potential guideline
sentence he is facing in advising the defendant on whether to enter a plea
of guilty to Federal criminal charges?
Is defense counsel ineffective when counsel fails and refuses to give
a defendant any estimate of the various potential guideline sentences
depending on whether he pleads guilty or goes to trial?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Is defense counsel required to provide an estimate of potential guideline sentence when advising defendant on pleading guilty?
Docket Entries
2021-10-12
Petition DENIED.
2021-09-15
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/8/2021.
2021-09-10
Waiver of right of respondent of America, United States to respond filed.
2021-08-19
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 22, 2021)
Attorneys
Bilal Love
Gary Alan Udashen — Gary A. Udashen, Petitioner
of America, United States
Brian H. Fletcher — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent