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Damion Kentrell White v. United States
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 21-10595 · judgment November 10, 2022
Before the decision, roughly the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a Fifth Circuit decision below and a petition filed soon after the judgment below.
Question presented
Whether due process requires that a provision in a plea agreement waiving the right to file a motion to vacate sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 be construed as containing an exception that allows a motion challenging a sentence that exceeds the statutory maximum.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Philip J. Lynch
Law Offices of Phil Lynch
For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
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, March 20, 2023 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Mar 20 2023Petition DENIED.
- Mar 01 2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/17/2023.
- Feb 23 2023Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Feb 07 2023Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 13, 2023)