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Isaac D. Koch v. Nebraska

Paid petition · Court of Appeals of Nebraska, No. A-22-084 · judgment September 13, 2022


Certiorari denied · May 1, 2023
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

What is the government’s interpretation of an order against all contact and communication and presence? If the Court agrees that the power of the people’s gov­ ernment does not extend to stop all contact and com­ munication, has the defendant challenged the order properly? Under what circumstances must a State recognize withdrawal of a plea? Is it not perfectly beneficial to the victim of a crime to profit from the court’s powers of persuasion that the accused — not, is irretrievably and hopelessly repre­ hensible, but rather that he — is accused of a crime? Will the Court prioritize the peace of any over the peace of the State? Who is the victim, when statute penalizes breaking a protection order, if not the reputation of the Court? Will the Court recognize that the underlying protec­ tion order was not issued in accordance with statute?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Isaac D. Koch

For respondent

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. May 01 2023
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Apr 12 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/28/2023.
  3. Feb 13 2023
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 30, 2023)