Appeal waivers for sentences
Huffman v. United States
In brief
- Where it stands
- Petition Pending
Awaiting an order on the petition
- What it’s about
- Michael Huffman asks whether an agreement giving up most appeals bars a challenge to a written sentence that was harsher than the judge’s oral sentence, and whether only claims of ineffective legal help or a sentence above the legal maximum can escape a general waiver.
- What's at stake
- Huffman's challenge to the written sentence remains unresolved.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
The petition is scheduled for a Supreme Court conference, but the Court has not agreed to hear it.
The petition comes from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Question presented
1. 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? 2. 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?
What happens next
The petition was placed on the list for the Court's Nov. 13, 2026, conference. That does not mean the Court has agreed to hear it or guarantee when it will act.
Documents
Docket activity
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Sources
Primary materials from the Court and the parties. Grounded in docket records and cited sources. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.