No. 20-5760

Daniel Carl Frederickson v. California

Lower Court: California
Docketed: 2020-09-21
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: capital-case constitutional-rights defense-counsel faretta-v-california guilty-plea mccoy-v-louisiana plea-of-guilty self-representation sixth-amendment
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw DueProcess Punishment CriminalProcedure Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2020-11-13
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does a state statute that requires the consent of defense counsel before a defendant in a capital case can enter a plea of guilty violate the Sixth Amendment and the holdings of this Court in McCoy v. Louisiana, 584 U.S. ___, 188 S.Ct. 1500 (2018) and Faretta v. California, 422 U.S. 806 (1975)?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Does a state statute that requires the consent of defense counsel before a defendant in a capital case can enter a plea of guilty violate the Sixth Amendment and the holdings of this Court in McCoy v. Louisiana, 584 U.S. ___, 188 S.Ct. 1500 (2018) and Faretta v. California, 422 U.S. 806 (1975)?

Docket Entries

2020-11-16
Petition DENIED.
2020-10-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/13/2020.
2020-10-26
Reply of petitioner Daniel Carl Frederickson filed. (Distributed)
2020-10-13
Brief of respondent The State of California in opposition filed.
2020-09-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 21, 2020)

Attorneys

Daniel Carl Frederickson
Douglas Gwynne Ward — Petitioner
Douglas Gwynne Ward — Petitioner
The State of California
Ronald Alan JakobCA Dept. of Justice, Respondent
Ronald Alan JakobCA Dept. of Justice, Respondent