No. 19-5234

Stephen P. Dowdney, Jr. v. Washington

Lower Court: Washington
Docketed: 2019-07-18
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: anders-procedure anders-v-california appellate-review direct-appeal due-process effective-assistance-counsel effective-assistance-of-counsel equal-protection mccoy-v-court-of-appeals
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2019-10-01
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does Washington state use the Anders v. California procedure to circumvent a meaningful direct (first) appeal, effective assistance of counsel, due process and equal protection?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. DOES WASHINGTON STATE USE THE ANDERS v. CALIFORNIA (386 U.S. 738) PROCEDURE TO CIRCUMVENT A MEANINGFUL DIRECT (FIRST) APPEAL, : EFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL, DUE PROCESS AND . EQUAL PROTECTION ? 2. SHOULD THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT ADOPT THE STATE OF WISCONSIN'S COURT RULE REQUIRING APPOINTED COUNSEL ON APPEAL TO SUBMIT A SHORT DESCRIPTION OF WHY AN APPEAL IS IN FACT ' FRIVOLOUS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO WITHDRAW AS COUNSEL oe FOR THAT APPEAL AS APPROVED IN McCOY v. COURT OF ' APPEALS (486 U.S 429) ? ; _

Docket Entries

2019-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2019-08-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-06-27
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 19, 2019)

Attorneys

Stephen P. Dowdney
Stephen P. Dowdney Jr. — Petitioner
Stephen P. Dowdney Jr. — Petitioner