No. 19-8098October Term 2019Decided Apr 20, 2020
Juan Carlos Rodriguez, Petitioner v. United States
The petitioner is asking the Supreme Court to review a decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in a case involving the United States government.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Apr 20, 2020
- What it's about
The petitioner is asking the Supreme Court to review a decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in a case involving the United States government.
Question presented
Was the petitioner entitled to an evidentiary hearing on his motion to vacate his plea when (1) his plea agreement stated that his federal sentence could run concurrently with the "undischarged" portion of his state sentence (2) his counsel told him that the sentences would run concurrently and, at that time, petitioner had served about 15 months of his 56 month state sentence (3) the only credit he received against his federal sentence was 63 days?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit / Decision released Apr 20, 2020
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
Timing
Decided April 20, 2020
The Court released its decision on April 20, 2020 without hearing oral argument.
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Jul 25, 2026
- Method
- Methodology