No. 18-6695

Zafar Mehmood v. United States

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2018-11-16
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-review court-interpreters-act due-process judicial-procedure plain-error plain-error-standard right-to-interpreter sixth-amendment statutory-interpretation statutory-procedures waiver waiver-of-right-to-interpreter
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference: 2019-01-04
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the plain error standard applies to appellate review of a claim that the district court's acceptance of a waiver by defense counsel of his client's right to the continuing services of an interpreter violated the statutory procedures under the Court Interpreters Act, 28 U.S.C. §1827(f)(1), which explicitly directs the presiding judge to personally explain the nature and effect of the waiver' to the defendant prior to accepting a waiver?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Whether the plain error standard applies to appellate review of a claim that the district court’s acceptance of a waiver by defense counsel of his client’s right to the continuing services of an interpreter violated the statutory procedures under the Court Interpreters Act, 28 U.S.C. §1827(f)(1), which explicitly directs the presiding judge to personally explain “the nature and effect of the waiver” to the defendant prior to accepting a waiver? i

Docket Entries

2019-01-07
Petition DENIED.
2018-12-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/4/2019.
2018-11-23
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-11-12
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 17, 2018)

Attorneys

United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Zafar Mehmood
Dennis C. Belli — Petitioner
Dennis C. Belli — Petitioner