No. 20-5173

Juan Domingo Velazquez v. Texas

Lower Court: Texas
Docketed: 2020-07-24
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: court-appointed-counsel criminal-procedure defendant-rights due-process ineffective-assistance jury-trial plea-of-not-guilty right-to-counsel sixth-amendment structural-error
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Immigration
Latest Conference: 2020-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Was it structural error that violated Petitioner's Sixth Amendment autonomy rights when Petitioner's court-appointed counsel conceded his client's guilt to the jury after Petitioner had entered a plea of not guilty?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED : Was it "structural error" that violated Petitioner's . Sixth Amendment autonomy rights when Petitioner's * court appointed counsel conceeded his client's guilt to the jury after Petitioner had entered a plea of not guilty? ‘ “Counsel informed the jury: "We know who committed the shooting. Juan Domingo Velazquez. We agree with Mr. Windham the prosecutor". (R.R. V 93,94). bay cd ,

Docket Entries

2020-10-05
Petition DENIED.
2020-09-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-05-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 24, 2020)

Attorneys

Juan Domingo Velazquez
Juan Domingo Velazquez — Petitioner
Juan Domingo Velazquez — Petitioner