No. 19-5619

Leonardo R. German v. Jerry Goodwin, Warden

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-08-16
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: competency constitutional-rights consular-assistance consulate-assistance criminal-procedure double-jeopardy due-process habeas-corpus mental-health miranda-rights sanity-hearing
Key Terms:
DueProcess CriminalProcedure JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2019-10-11
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did Mr. German possess a Constitutional right to a SANITY-COMMISSION-HEARING, after his new lawyer raised issues as to his competency prior to the start of trial, immediately after new counsel enrolled?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW ‘ ; IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 14.1 (A) Based on Drope v Missouri, Brown v Ohio, Blockburger v United States Article 36 of the Vienna Convention and Article 3 of the Bilateral Treaty by failing to notify him of his right to Consulate Assistance Osagiede v United States, and Miranda _v Arizona. Mr. German contends that this petition requires an answer to the following precedent-setting questions of EXCEPTIONAL IMPORTANCE: 1) Did Mr. German possess a Constitutional right to a SANITY COMMISSION HEARING, after his new lawyer raised issues as to his competency prior to the start of trial, immediately after new counsel enrolled? . , 2) Did the State violate Mr. German's protection against DOUBLE JEOPARDY by prosecuting him for three crimes, the elements of two being totally encompassed within the third? ; 3) Did Mr. German, a Cuban National, have a Cons © stitutional right to a CUBAN TRANSLATOR and CONSULATE? & a * IN THE . SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES LEONARDO R. GERMAN . VERSUS SIMI HOOPERG WARDEN . Considering Governing Review on Certiorari under Rule #10(c) The Fifth Circuit clearly misapplied the Court's precedents regarding the issuance of a COA. The Court should review this case because the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals’ denial of Mr. German's COA conflicts with relevant decisions of this Court.

Docket Entries

2019-10-15
Petition DENIED.
2019-09-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/11/2019.
2019-05-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 16, 2019)

Attorneys

Leonardo R. German
Leonardo R. German — Petitioner
Leonardo R. German — Petitioner