No. 18-5902

Terrence Javon Allen, Sr. v. Harold W. Clarke, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2018-09-05
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-rights due-process equal-protection pro-se sixth-amendment speedy-trial
Latest Conference: 2018-10-12
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Can the courts violate the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment by denying a criminal defendant his Sixth Amendment right to proceed pro se, in order to circumvent his right to a speedy trial?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

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Docket Entries

2018-10-15
Petition DENIED.
2018-09-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/12/2018.
2018-09-24
Waiver of right of respondent Clarke, DIr., VA DOC to respond filed.
2018-08-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 5, 2018)

Attorneys

Clarke, DIr., VA DOC
Toby Jay HeytensOffice of the Attorney General, Respondent
Toby Jay HeytensOffice of the Attorney General, Respondent
Terrence Javon Allen
Terence J. Allen — Petitioner
Terence J. Allen — Petitioner