No. 23-7204

Sean L. Hagins v. United States

Lower Court: Third Circuit
Docketed: 2024-04-11
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: constitutional-violation court-discretion criminal-procedure defense-counsel-ineffectiveness habeas-corpus illegal-sentence ineffective-assistance-of-counsel plain-error plain-error-review pro-se pro-se-litigation sentencing
Latest Conference: 2024-05-09
Question Presented (from Petition)

Did the lower court have the obligation to correct an
illegal sentence, brought to its attention, regardless
of the passage of time?

Did the lower court fail in its duty to correct an
illegal sentence, subject to plain error review,
during defendant's direct appeal, even though defense
counsel failed to challenge such?

Did the lower court abuse its discretion by not
intervening when Petitioner raised serious issues
regarding defense counsel's representation, including
his failure to challenge a clearly illegal sentence?

Should a defendant, who did everything in his power as
a pro se inmate litigant, be time barred from raising
clearly unconstitutional and illegal violation,
including an illegal sentence, when all of the delays
were caused by the failures of his court appointed
attorney?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the lower court have the obligation to correct an illegal sentence, brought to its attention, regardless of the passage of time?

Docket Entries

2024-05-13
Petition DENIED.
2024-04-18
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/9/2024.
2024-04-16
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2024-01-19

Attorneys

Sean L. Hagins
Sean Hagins — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent