No. 21-8109
Eric Ray Smith v. United States
Tags: or whether the court of appeals should first cons ambiguity contract-interpretation cooperation-agreement criminal-procedure government-as-drafter judicial-construction plain-error-review plea-agreement statutory-interpretation
Latest Conference:
2022-09-28
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether a reasonable ambiguity in a cooperation or plea agreement necessarily defeats a defendant's claim of breach on plain error review, or whether the court of appeals should first consider the principle that such agreements are construed against the government as the drafter?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a reasonable ambiguity in a cooperation or plea agreement necessarily defeats a defendant's claim of breach on plain error review, or whether the court of appeals should first consider the principle that such agreements are construed against the government as the drafter?
Docket Entries
2022-10-03
Petition DENIED.
2022-06-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022.
2022-06-13
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2022-06-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 11, 2022)
Attorneys
Eric Smith
Kevin Joel Page — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent