No. 24-7220
Barry Ray Knight v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: criminal-charging defendant-rights due-process plea-negotiations prosecutorial-discretion vindictive-prosecution
Latest Conference:
2025-06-12
Question Presented (from Petition)
Can prosecutors evade vindictiveness claims any time they make a new charge against a defendant after the breakdown of plea negotiations, no matter the direct evidence, intervening events, or the passage of time?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Can prosecutors evade vindictiveness claims any time they make a new charge against a defendant after the breakdown of plea negotiations, no matter the direct evidence, intervening events, or the passage of time?
Docket Entries
2025-06-16
Petition DENIED.
2025-05-28
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/12/2025.
2025-05-23
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-05-23
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-05-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 16, 2025)
Attorneys
Barry Knight
Lauren Torre — Federal Public Defender, District of Nevada, Petitioner
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent