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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: the model weighted this down for a self-represented petitioner.

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

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, April 26, 2021 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

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