No. 18-9241
Sealed Appellant v. Sealed Appellee
Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: attorney-client-privilege attorney-representation civil-rights conflict-of-interest criminal-investigation criminal-procedure cuyler-v-sullivan due-process prosecutorial-ethics right-to-counsel strickland-v-washington structural-error
Key Terms:
DueProcess FirstAmendment HabeasCorpus
DueProcess FirstAmendment HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference:
2019-06-13
(distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)
When a lawyer is named as a suspect in the same criminal investigation as his client, should lower courts review the conflict under Cuyler v. Sullivan or Strickland v. Washington?
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW 1. When a lawyer is named as a suspect in the same criminal investigation as his client should lower courts review the conflict under Cuyler v. Sullivan or Strickland v. Washington? 2. Is it structural error when the government has actual knowledge of a conflict and keeps it hidden? i
Docket Entries
2019-06-17
Petition DENIED.
2019-05-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/13/2019.
2019-05-22
Waiver of right of respondent Sealed Appellee to respond filed.
2019-05-13
Motion (18M153) for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari under seal with redacted copies for the public record Granted.
2019-04-23
MOTION (18M153) DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/9/2019.
2018-12-22
Motion (18M153) for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari under seal with redacted copies for the public record filed.
2018-12-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 12, 2019)
Attorneys
Sealed Appellant
David M. Gonzalez — Sumpter & Gonzalez, L.L.P., Petitioner
David M. Gonzalez — Sumpter & Gonzalez, L.L.P., Petitioner
Sealed Appellee
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent