No. 24A773

Munson P. Hunter, III v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-02-11
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Experienced Counsel
Tags: appeal-waiver circuit-split constitutional-challenge criminal-procedure plea-agreement sentencing-rights
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

(1) whether a defendant who agreed to waive his right to appeal may nonetheless challenge his sentence on constitutional grounds other than ineffective assistance of counsel or that the sentence exceeds the statutory maximum; and (2) whether the sentencing judge's statement that the defendant has the right to appeal overrides an otherwise valid appeal waiver.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a criminal defendant's appeal waiver in a plea agreement can be invalidated by a sentencing judge's statement about the right to appeal or by constitutional challenges beyond ineffective assistance of counsel

Docket Entries

2025-02-13
Application (24A773) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until April 5, 2025.
2025-02-07
Application (24A773) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 6, 2025 to April 7, 2025, submitted to Justice Alito.

Attorneys

Munson Hunter
Lisa Schiavo BlattWilliams & Connolly LLP, Petitioner
United States
Sarah M. HarrisActing Solicitor General, Respondent