No. 18-8572

Christopher Jones v. Florida

Lower Court: Florida
Docketed: 2019-03-27
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: community-control-violations community-controller constitutional-interpretation continuance counsel-of-choice due-process judicial-review legal-procedure right-to-counsel speedy-trial statutory-analysis unconstitutional-conditions unrepresented-defendant violation-proceedings
Key Terms:
Securities
Latest Conference: 2019-05-23
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether there is a minimum set of guidelines to be considered by a Court, in violation proceedings, before denying an unrepresented Community controller's request for a continuance to retain counsel of choice, and whether he has a minimum due process right to be represented by retained counsel of choice at these violation proceedings

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED 1. Whether there i8) wHhhin the minimum reppirement of due process, G minimum Bet of guidelines +o be Gonsidered by a Court, in vlolaHon proceedings , before. denying an unrepresented Community donmtrolle’8 reguest for @ continuance to retain counsel of thoiees , and , whether he has & minimum clue process right to be represented by retained counsel of choice at these Violedion proceedings 7 Q& Whether the doctrine of uncenstHudhonal CondMtons 18 applicable in Communty Control vibletion Precedings where & Stele tral Court deprives an Unrepresentedt defendant hig Snth and Faurteenth Amendment rights by denying him @ Continuance, to retaln Counse| of chotee,, unless he agreed to unlve bis right to speedy trial inan unrelated case ?

Docket Entries

2019-05-28
Petition DENIED.
2019-05-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/23/2019.
2019-03-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 26, 2019)

Attorneys

Christopher Jones
Christopher Jones — Petitioner