No. 18-6642

Ikemefula Charles Ibeabuchi v. Arizona

Lower Court: Arizona
Docketed: 2018-11-08
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-rights consent constitutional-rights due-process equal-protection fees judicial-review probation probation-conditions probation-officer revocation right-to-counsel
Key Terms:
Securities
Latest Conference: 2019-01-04
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the court violate Mr. Ibeabuchi's right to counsel by revoking his probation for exercising his constitutional rights?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED L A defendant always has the vight to Cewtact an Attommey at hig oun exPense. IL is a Violahon of | the us. Constitubion to push defendants for exercising their Conshitutional vights. Mv: Ibeabuche had wpcthons about his Probation and. Contacled his af ey. When Mv. lbeabuchi asked his probection officer to allow hima +o werk with Coumse} 45 VeSolve the queshons, the probation Ofice, petitioned for My. Ibeabuchi's Probation revocation and the. conchae in WOlation. Did the. Court UunTwine. 1 My. Le : is wight to decel Mw Tbeabuchs. For EXErCiSing 2. A probationer Cannot be pumshed merely beCause he Cannot pay Res. Mr: Ibeabuchi's Probation officer told him he would have to Pay For Sex ofRuder Counselling. She did nottell him that Probatim Could help pay if he Could. not. Because he. beheved he would have to pay but was Unable, My. lbeabuchi dich not Sign up for the. Counseling. ‘Though Failing to educate Mv. lbeabuchi on lis Options, did. Probation effectively pumsh him for being Unable te pay fees? — ~ \

Docket Entries

2019-01-07
Petition DENIED.
2018-12-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/4/2019.
2018-12-03
Waiver of right of respondent State of Arizona to respond filed.
2018-07-31
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 10, 2018)

Attorneys

Ikemefula Ibeabuchi
Ikemefula Charles Ibeabuchi — Petitioner
Ikemefula Charles Ibeabuchi — Petitioner
State of Arizona
Elizabeth B. N. GarciaArizona Attorney General's Office, Respondent
Elizabeth B. N. GarciaArizona Attorney General's Office, Respondent