No. 20-6061

Whittier Buchanan v. California

Lower Court: California
Docketed: 2020-10-16
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: assistant-counsel constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process judicial-review legal-appeal right-to-counsel self-representation standby-counsel trial-transcripts witness-testimony
Key Terms:
Arbitration SocialSecurity Immigration
Latest Conference: 2020-12-04
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the court allowed the petitioner to represent himself using standby counsel when he had also been appointed assistant counsel, and whether the petitioner's rights were violated when the trial transcripts were not provided

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

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Docket Entries

2020-12-07
Petition DENIED.
2020-11-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/4/2020.
2020-11-04
Waiver of right of respondent California to respond filed.
2020-07-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 16, 2020)

Attorneys

California
Donna Marie ProvenzanoOffice of the California Attorney General, Respondent
Donna Marie ProvenzanoOffice of the California Attorney General, Respondent
Whittier Buchanan
Whittier Buchanan — Petitioner
Whittier Buchanan — Petitioner