Appeal waivers in plea deals
Jose Rigoberto Mejia-Cubias v. United States
In brief
- Where it stands
- Petition Pending
Awaiting an order on the petition
- What it’s about
- Jose Rigoberto Mejia-Cubias asks the Supreme Court to review the Fifth Circuit’s dismissal of his appeal under a plea-agreement clause that waives the right to appeal.
- What's at stake
- The Supreme Court has not decided whether the Fifth Circuit was right to dismiss Mejia’s appeal.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
The dispute centers on whether the appeal-waiver clause in Mejia’s plea agreement justified dismissing his appeal.
Question presented
Whether the Fifth Circuit erred by dismissing Mr. Mejia-Cubias’s (hereinafter “Mr. Mejia”) appeal based on the waiver of appeal provision in his Plea Agreement.
What happens next
The Court must decide whether to hear the petition. No oral argument or decision date is scheduled.
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