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Rahul Ramesh Joshi v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 20-40186 · judgment January 8, 2021

Certiorari denied · June 1, 2021
Pre-decision estimate: 5% cert probability

Before the decision, roughly the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a Fifth Circuit decision below, counsel who has filed here before, and a petition filed soon after the judgment below.

Question presented

WHETHER THE GOVERNMENT’S BREACH OF THE PLEA AGREEMENT CONSTITUTED A DUE PROCESS VIOLATION, WHICH REQUIRED REMAND FOR A DE NOVO RESENTENCING?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
William Mallory Kent
Kent & McFarland

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, June 1, 2021 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Jun 01 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. May 11 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/27/2021.
  3. May 03 2021
    Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
  4. Apr 15 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 20, 2021)