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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
Certiorari denied · March 20, 2023
Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
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
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
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)