No. 21-273

Buck Gene Brune v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-08-25
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: circuit-split criminal-procedure double-jeopardy fifth-amendment finality-of-judgment plea-bargaining plea-of-guilty prosecutorial-overreach sentencing
Latest Conference: 2022-01-07
Question Presented (from Petition)

Under the Fifth Amendment's Double Jeopardy Clause, upon a defendant's plea of guilty, does jeopardy attach:

a. when the district court accepts the defendant's plea of guilty;

b. when the district court adjudges the defendant guilty of the offense; or

c. independent of a specific event?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

When does jeopardy attach after a guilty plea?

Docket Entries

2022-01-10
Petition DENIED.
2021-12-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022.
2021-11-24
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
2021-10-12
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including November 24, 2021.
2021-10-08
Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 25, 2021 to November 24, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
2021-09-16
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 25, 2021.
2021-09-15
Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 24, 2021 to October 25, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
2021-08-19
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 24, 2021)

Attorneys

Buck Brune
Cody Lee CoferCofer Luster Law Firm, PC, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent