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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


Certiorari denied · November 4, 2019
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Questions presented

  1. 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?

  2. 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

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Linked docket
18A1262

Proceedings

  1. Nov 04 2019
    Petition DENIED. Justice Gorsuch took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
  2. Oct 09 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/1/2019.
  3. Oct 02 2019
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  4. Sep 23 2019
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 28, 2019)
  5. Jun 04 2019
    Application (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.
  6. Jun 04 2019
    Application (18A1262) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until September 30, 2019.