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Ledale Deanthony Sawyer v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 25-30268 · judgment September 22, 2025
Questions presented
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Whether a defendant’s appeal waiver bars appellate review of a clear sentencing error when the defendant preserved the exact legal argument below and the sentencing error resulted in the defendant receiving a longer sentence than he would have received absent the error?
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Alternatively, whether this Court should hold this petition pending its decision in Hunter v. United States, No. 24-1063, which presents closely related questions about the scope of exceptions to appeal waivers, and then dispose of this petition as appropriate in light of Hunter.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Dustin Talbot
Federal Public Defender
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences
Proceedings
- Jul 31 2026Judgment Issued.
- Jun 29 2026Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of Hunter v. United States, 608 U. S. ___ (2026).
- Jun 22 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/25/2026.
- Mar 18 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/2/2026.
- Mar 02 2026Memorandum of respondent United States filed.
- Jan 23 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 2, 2026.
- Jan 22 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 30, 2026 to March 2, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
- Dec 22 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 30, 2026)