No. 25-6850
Davantae London v. United States
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 Hester — Hester Law, Petitioner
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent