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Boulder Young, aka Boulder Daniel McManigal v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, No. 19-1187 · judgment October 23, 2019

Certiorari denied · February 24, 2020
Pre-decision estimate: 6% cert probability (95% interval 3%–10%)

Before the decision, modestly above the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for counsel with five or more prior petitions here, an Eighth Circuit decision below, and a petition filed soon after the judgment below.

Question presented

Whether the waiver of a right to appeal a judgment of conviction is controlled by the defendant’s written waiver or the oral pronouncement of the court at the time of sentencing?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Robert L. Sirianni Jr.
Brownstone, P.A.

For respondent
Noel John Francisco
Jones Day

Case

Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Order
Order list, February 24, 2020 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Feb 24 2020
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Feb 05 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2020.
  3. Jan 30 2020
    Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
  4. Jan 20 2020
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 24, 2020)