No. 18-8589

Demetrius S. Rankin v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-03-27
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: anders-brief appellate-procedure appellate-review circuit-split constitutional-law court-appointed-counsel criminal-procedure due-process fifth-circuit ineffective-assistance legal-ethics legal-standards procedural-review right-to-counsel
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2019-04-26
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals misapplied and ignored the procedural pronouncements made in Anders v. California

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED I. Whether the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals misapplied and ignored the procedural pronouncements made in Anders v. California, 386 US 738(1967)? Il. Whether the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals' practice is out of "step with the other circuit court of appeals that apply Anders? III. Whether Court Appointed Appellate Counsel's Anders brief was deficient? (11)

Docket Entries

2019-04-29
Petition DENIED.
2019-04-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/26/2019.
2019-04-02
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-03-14
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 26, 2019)
2019-01-18
Application (18A743) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until March 29, 2019.
2019-01-06
Application (18A743) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 28, 2019 to March 29, 2019, submitted to Justice Alito.

Attorneys

Demetrius S. Rankin
Demetrius S. Rankin — Petitioner
Demetrius S. Rankin — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent