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Angel Alejandro Pena v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 23-50717 · judgment March 26, 2026
Certiorari denied · October 5, 2026
Question presented
Whether enforcing the appeal waiver in the plea agreement— despite the district court’s repeated assurances that Pena could appeal whether the statute of conviction is constitutional— resulted in a manifest miscarriage of justice.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Carl Richard Hennies
Federal Public Defender, Western District of Texas
For respondent
D. John Sauer
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, October 5, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Oct 05 2026Petition DENIED.
- Jul 30 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
- Jul 24 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Jun 22 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 27, 2026)