No. 20-5385

Judy Harmon v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-08-18
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: circuit-split constitutional-violations direct-appeal ineffective-assistance-of-counsel jurisdictional-powers procedural-default sister-circuits
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2020-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether there appears to be a disparity within the Sister Circuits use of jurisdictional powers and discretion, ruling over Ineffective Assistance of Counsel claims, causing constitutional violations which may promote undue harm to a defendant facing procedural default, thus losing rights to an effective direct appeal?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

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Docket Entries

2020-10-05
Petition DENIED.
2020-08-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-08-24
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-06-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 17, 2020)

Attorneys

Judy Harmon
Judy Harmon — Petitioner
United States
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent