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David Scott Batchelor v. Gregory Sampson, Warden
IFP petition · Superior Court of Georgia, Dooly County, No. 23DV-0070 · judgment February 10, 2025
Question presented
Is a guilty plea constitutionally valid when it is induced by counsel’s materially incorrect advice concerning the punishment authorized by statute, and the state court upholds the plea on the ground that the advice reflected a prevailing professional understanding of the time which was later rejected as inconsistent with the statute’s unambiguous text?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
David Scott Batchelor
For respondent
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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 13, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Oct 13 2026Petition DENIED.
- Sep 17 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/9/2026.
- Feb 12 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 2, 2026)