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Alexander Christian Miles v. United States
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, No. 18-6119 · judgment May 3, 2019
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Questions presented
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Whether the abuse of the writ doctrine or the AEDPA precludes a successive petition for post conviction relief when the government, years after a defendant’s conviction, amends its criminal charges to keep him convicted of a completely dif ferent crime than what he originally pleaded guilty to?
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Whether plea bargaining criminal defendants deserve the same degree of protection under contract law as civil litigants who are parties to commercial contracts?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Alexander Christian Miles
For respondent
Noel John Francisco
Jones Day
Proceedings
- Nov 04 2019Petition DENIED. Justice Gorsuch took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
- Oct 09 2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/1/2019.
- Oct 02 2019Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Sep 23 2019Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 28, 2019)
- Jun 04 2019Application (18A1262) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 1, 2019 to September 30, 2019, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.
- Jun 04 2019Application (18A1262) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until September 30, 2019.