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Michael Huffman v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 25-11298 · judgment June 8, 2026
Pending
Questions presented
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Whether the only permissible exceptions to a general appeal waiver are for claims of ineffective assistance of counsel or that the sentence exceeds the statutory maximum.
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Whether a broadly worded appeal waiver bars a claim that the district court imposed a more severe sentence in the written judgment than it orally pronounced.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Quincy Hope Ferrill
Federal Public Defender Office
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
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Proceedings
- Oct 13 2026Memorandum of respondent United States filed.
- Sep 08 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 13, 2026)