No. 19-6316

James Matthew Shelton v. United States

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-10-22
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: certificate-of-appealability competency-evaluation competency-to-stand-trial evidentiary-hearing habeas habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel judicial-discretion sixth-amendment sixth-circuit
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2019-11-22
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the lower court erred in denying Shelton's habeas claim alleging ineffective assistance of counsel and abused its discretion in denying him an evidentiary hearing on this claim

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED DENYING CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY AS TO WHETHER THE LOWER COURT; (1) ERRS DENYING SHELTON'S HABEAS CLAIM ALLEGING INEFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL PER ERRONEOUSLY MOVING FOR EVALUATION OF HIS COMPETENCY TO STAND TRIAL, & FURTHER; (2) ABUSES ITS' DISCRETION DENYING HIM AN EVIDENTIARY HEARING ON THE PRECEDING CLAIM... DOES THE SIXTH CIRCUIT'S DECISION CONTRAVENE THE STATUTE & AUTHORITY GOVERNING CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY? co , i , ES OF PAR TES [x] All parties appear in the caption of the case on the cover page. . [ ] All parties do not appear in the caption of the case on the cover page. A list of all

Docket Entries

2019-11-25
Petition DENIED.
2019-11-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/22/2019.
2019-10-30
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-10-01
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 21, 2019)

Attorneys

James Matthew Shelton
James Matthew Shelton — Petitioner
James Matthew Shelton — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent