No. 23-6919

Raul Perez v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2024-03-07
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: acceptance-of-responsibility alford-plea criminal-procedure criminal-sentencing inter-circuit-split memory-defense memory-loss plea-bargaining sentencing-guidelines united-states-sentencing-guidelines
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2024-04-12
Question Presented (from Petition)

Does a plea of guilty pursuant to North Carolina v. Alford, 400 U.S. 25 (1970), based on a complete loss of memory of the actions underlying the offense of conviction, preclude an acceptance of responsibility reduction under the United States Sentencing Guidelines where the accused cannot concede the facts of the offense because he has no memory of those facts?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does a plea of guilty pursuant to North Carolina v. Alford, 400 U.S. 25 (1970), based on a complete loss of memory of the actions underlying the offense of conviction, preclude an acceptance of responsibility reduction under the United States Sentencing Guidelines where the accused cannot concede the facts of the offense because he has no memory of those facts?

Docket Entries

2024-04-15
Petition DENIED.
2024-03-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/12/2024.
2024-03-12
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2024-03-04
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 8, 2024)

Attorneys

Raul Perez
Bernardo LopezFederal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent