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Timothy Howard Spriggs v. United States
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 19-13238 · judgment June 29, 2022
Before the decision, roughly the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a circuit split argued in the petition, an Eleventh Circuit decision below, and counsel who has filed here before.
Questions presented
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Whether the Fourth Amendment permits the warrantless search of an immobile RV, i.e., one that is attached to usual residential utilities such as septic and electricity, where the vehicle is being used as a residence on a private residential lot.
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Whether a defendant who pleads guilty can be denied the acceptance-of-responsibility reduction provided for in United States Sentencing Guidelines § 3E1.1 solely on the basis of having filed a viable, but ultimately unsuccessful, suppression motion raising substantial constitutional questions.
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Whether a defense attorney’s categorical refusal to file a non-frivolous motion to suppress—in a case where such a motion is the only viable defense to the charges—amounts to ineffective assistance of counsel because it strips the client of his right to make fundamental decisions about whether to plead guilty or to fight the charges.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Richard C. Klugh Jr.
For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General
Proceedings
- Feb 27 2023Petition DENIED.
- Feb 08 2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/24/2023.
- Feb 01 2023Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Jan 26 2023Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 1, 2023)
- Dec 20 2022Application (22A555) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until January 26, 2023.
- Dec 16 2022Application (22A555) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 26, 2022 to January 26, 2023, submitted to Justice Thomas.