Federal criminal appeals
Brandon Lamar Pruitt v. United States
In brief
- Where it stands
- Petition Pending
Awaiting an order on the petition
- What it’s about
- Brandon Lamar Pruitt asks the Supreme Court to review the Ninth Circuit’s refusal to grant permission to appeal his claims that his trial lawyer gave inadequate advice about sentencing, plea options, and a second trial after the first jury failed to reach a verdict on the main sex-offense charges.
- What's at stake
- Pruitt’s challenge to the Ninth Circuit’s refusal remains unresolved; the Supreme Court has not decided whether it will review his claims.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
Pruitt argues that his claims warranted a hearing and that reasonable judges could disagree about the lawyer’s advice.
The first jury did not reach a verdict on the main sex-offense charges. Pruitt says he did not receive adequate advice about his options before a second trial.
Pruitt argues that his claims deserved a hearing and that reasonable judges could disagree about his lawyer’s advice.
Question presented
Whether the Ninth Circuit erred in denying a certificate of appealability where?
What happens next
The Supreme Court must decide whether to hear the petition. No oral argument is scheduled; that would come only if the Court agrees to hear the case.
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