No. 21-5387

Roland Adams, aka Peter Brown, aka Harold Whiteker v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-08-18
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: constitutional-challenge criminal-procedure due-process jurisdiction plea-agreement statutory-authority statutory-interpretation void-judgment
Key Terms:
DueProcess FourthAmendment
Latest Conference: 2021-10-08
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether the district court lacked jurisdiction to enter judgement under 18 U.S.C § 1956(h), where Petitioner was not charged with nor engaged in "financial transaction in criminal profit ' of $2.1 million, and whether judgment contravene clearly established Supreme Court law and the Due Process clause of the 5th and 14th Amendment.

2. Whether the waiver in the Plea Agreement bars Petitioner from challenging the Court 's Jurisdiction to convict and sentence him for violation of 18 U.S.C. 18 U.S.C. § 1956 (h) where the State is precluded by Federal law and the United States Constitution from hailing Petitioner into court on this charge.

3. Whether the waiver in the Plea Agreement bars Petitioner 's Challenge to a VOID Judgment where the court exceeded its statutory authority and on a charge the State cannot constitutionally prosecute.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the district court lacked jurisdiction to enter judgement under 18 U.S.C § 1956(h)

Docket Entries

2021-10-12
Petition DENIED. Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
2021-09-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/8/2021.
2021-09-08
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-08-14
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 17, 2021)

Attorneys

Roland Adams
Roland Adams — Petitioner
United States
Brian H. FletcherActing Solicitor General, Respondent