No. 20-1314

Joshua Gregory Richardson v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-03-22
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: constitutional-rights effective-assistance-of-counsel evidence-suppression ineffective-assistance-of-counsel investigation legal-procedure paid-citation sixth-amendment traffic-stop unlawful-search
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Latest Conference: 2021-04-16
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Counsel's decision not to suppress evidence unlawfully seized from a traffic stop because a traffic citation was paid, then relying on that paid traffic citation not to investigate any further, violated the Sixth Amendment Right to effective assistance of counsel?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED 1. Whether Counsel's decision not to suppress evidence unlawfully seized from a traffic stop because a traffic citation was paid, then relying on that paid traffic citation not to investigate any further, violated the Sixth Amendment Right to effective assistance of counsel? OPINIONS BELOW The opinion of the United States Court Southern District of West Virginia is attached to this petition as "

Docket Entries

2021-04-19
Petition DENIED.
2021-03-31
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/16/2021.
2021-03-29
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-12-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 21, 2021)

Attorneys

Joshua Gregory Richardson
Joshua Richardson — Petitioner
Joshua Richardson — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Respondent