No. 23-5483

Dontavious Blake v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2023-08-30
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-review criminal-procedure due-process evidence-prejudice ineffective-assistance-of-counsel judicial-bias plea-bargaining prejudice sentencing
Key Terms:
JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2023-10-06
Question Presented (from Petition)

ISSUE 1: The Appellate Court erred in denying relief for
IOC concerning the advice that petitioner would receive a
life sentence after either a guilty plea or a trail guilty
verdict.

ISSUE TWO: The Appellate Court erred in denying relief for
IOC for failure to object to the prejudicial text messages
and references to uncharged conduct between petitioner and
the codefendant Tara Jo Moore.

ISSUE THREE: The Appellate Court erred in denying relief
for IOC concerning failure to move for a judgment of
acquittal as to counts 1, 2 and 3 of the second superseding
indictment on grounds that the enticement element proof
failed and, the evidence from dismissed counts 4, 5 and 6
was unduly prejudicial against petitioner as to counts 1, 2
and 3.

ISSUE FOUR: The Appellate Court erred in denying relief
for Petitioner's request for recusal of the district court
due to the courts on the record statements regarding
petitioner.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

The Appellate Court erred in denying relief for IOC concerning the advice that petitioner would receive a life sentence after either a guilty plea or a trail guilty verdict

Docket Entries

2023-10-10
Petition DENIED.
2023-09-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/6/2023.
2023-09-08
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2023-07-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 29, 2023)

Attorneys

Dontavious Blake
Arthur L. Wallace IIIArthur Wallace Attorney at Law PLLC, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent