No. 25-6960

Shameek J. Halls v. United States

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2026-03-04
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: due-process guilty-plea plea-agreement prosecutorial-discretion sentencing-enhancement sentencing-guidelines
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

This Court has held that, "[w]hen a plea rests in any significant degree on a promise or agreement of the prosecutor, so that it can be said to be part of the inducement or consideration, such promise must be fulfilled." Santobello v. New York, 404 U.S. 257, 262 (1971). Under Santobello, does the government violate a plea agreement, when it significantly deviates from its guidelines calculation in that agreement by seeking additional enhancements at sentencing based on information it had in its possession at the time of the guilty plea, without expressly warning the defendant prior to his plea that it may do so?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the government violates a plea agreement under Santobello v. New York when it significantly deviates from its guidelines calculation by seeking additional enhancements at sentencing based on information possessed at the time of the guilty plea without expressly warning the defendant

Docket Entries

2026-03-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 3, 2026)
2026-01-20
Application (25A742) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until March 2, 2026.
2026-01-15
Application (25A742) to extend further the time from January 29, 2026 to February 28, 2026, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.
2025-12-30
Application (25A742) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until January 29, 2026.
2025-12-19
Application (25A742) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 30, 2025 to January 29, 2026, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.

Attorneys

Shameek J. Halls
Michael Patrick RobottiBallard Spahr LLP, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent