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Alexander Christian Miles v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, No. 20-6150 · judgment December 2, 2020

Certiorari denied · April 26, 2021
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

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

Question presented

Whether oral pronouncements by the court or the government at a plea colloquy which clarify the extent of an appellate and collateral attack waiver in the parties’ plea agreement can narrow the scope of the waiver pursuant to contract law principles.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Alexander Christian Miles

For respondent
Brian H. Fletcher
Acting Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Apr 26 2021
    Petition DENIED. Justice Gorsuch took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
  2. Apr 07 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/23/2021.
  3. Mar 30 2021
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  4. Mar 23 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 26, 2021)