Class v. United States Oral Argument
2017-10-11T00:47:31-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvYzE1XC8yMDE3MTAxMTAwNDc1NDAwMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Class v. United States. The case concerns whether a person who pleads guilty to a crime as part of a plea deal waives the right to challenge the constitutionality of that crime. North Carolina resident Rodney Class was charged with having a weapon on U.S. Capitol grounds. He tried to get the charge dismissed in federal court by arguing it violated his Second and Fifth Amendment rights. He was not successful, and a trial date was set for which he failed to appear. A bench warrant was issued for his no-show in court. Mr. Class ended up entering into a deal with prosecutors to plea guilty to the initial charge in order to drop the failure to appear charge. He was convicted, and he appealed unsuccessfully.
On February 21, 2018, the Court ruled that a guilty plea, by itself, does not bar a federal criminal defendant from challenging the constitutionality of the statute of conviction on direct appeal.
On February 21, 2018, the Court ruled that a guilty plea, by itself, does not bar a federal criminal defendant from challenging the constitutionality of the statute of conviction on direct appeal.
The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Class v. United States. The case concerns whether a person who pleads guilty to a crime as part of … read more
The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Class v. United States. The case concerns whether a person who pleads guilty to a crime as part of a plea deal waives the right to challenge the constitutionality of that crime. North Carolina resident Rodney Class was charged with having a weapon on U.S. Capitol grounds. He tried to get the charge dismissed in federal court by arguing it violated his Second and Fifth Amendment rights. He was not successful, and a trial date was set for which he failed to appear. A bench warrant was issued for his no-show in court. Mr. Class ended up entering into a deal with prosecutors to plea guilty to the initial charge in order to drop the failure to appear charge. He was convicted, and he appealed unsuccessfully.
On February 21, 2018, the Court ruled that a guilty plea, by itself, does not bar a federal criminal defendant from challenging the constitutionality of the statute of conviction on direct appeal. close
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