No. 25-6850

Davantae London v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-02-18
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: appeal-waiver consecutive-sentencing ineffective-assistance-of-counsel plea-agreement sentencing-appeal statutory-maximum
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether a general appeal waiver that does not mention the right to challenge the consecutive nature of a sentence bars such a challenge.

2. Whether the only permissible exceptions to a general appeal waiver are for claims of ineffective assistance of counsel or that the sentence exceeds the statutory maximum.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a general appeal waiver in a plea agreement that does not specifically mention the consecutive nature of a sentence bars a challenge to that sentence, and whether the only permissible exceptions to a general appeal waiver are for claims of ineffective assistance of counsel or that the sentence exceeds the statutory maximum

Docket Entries

2026-02-09
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 20, 2026)

Attorneys

Davantae London
John Dennis HesterHester Law, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent