No. 19-8635

Kenneth Brown v. Kentucky

Lower Court: Kentucky
Docketed: 2020-06-08
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response RequestedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process guilty-plea ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel plea-bargaining plea-withdrawal sixth-amendment strickland-v-washington
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2020-12-04 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Should a court be allowed to deny the withdrawal of a defendant's guilty plea when it is clear the plea was not entered voluntarily and with an understanding of the charge, while ruling the defendant's counsel's performance was deficient by giving incorrect legal advice?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED _ oo : 1. Should a court be allowed to deny the withdrawl of a defendant's. guilty plea, when it is'clear that-the plea was not entered voluntarily, and ; with an understanding of the nature of the charge, While simultaneously . ruling that his counsel's performance was deficient by giving him . , incorrect legal advicé pertaining to said plea? ; . 2. Should a court be allowed to rule that a Defendant serving an additional 1.4 years in prison due to inaccurate legal advice from defense counsel was not "Not of such substance as to amount to a violation of the sixth : Amendment under Strickland.'"'? , . . . ; ae ;

Docket Entries

2020-12-07
Petition DENIED.
2020-11-18
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/4/2020.
2020-11-12
Reply of petitioner Kenneth Brown filed. (Distributed)
2020-10-30
Brief of respondent Kentucky in opposition filed.
2020-09-24
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 30, 2020.
2020-09-22
Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 30, 2020 to October 30, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-08-31
Response Requested. (Due September 30, 2020)
2020-07-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-05-06
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 8, 2020)

Attorneys

Kenneth Brown
Kenneth W. Brown — Petitioner
Kenneth W. Brown — Petitioner
Kentucky
Courtney J. HightowerAttorney General's Office, Respondent
Courtney J. HightowerAttorney General's Office, Respondent
Daniel CameronAttorney General of Kentucky, Respondent
Daniel CameronAttorney General of Kentucky, Respondent