No. 20-6110

Samuel Hogans v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-10-22
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: constitutional-rights criminal-defendant pro-se-representation right-to-counsel self-representation sixth-amendment trial-procedure trial-proceedings
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2020-12-04
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a competent criminal defendant has a constitutional right to self-representation under the Sixth Amendment when the defendant invokes the right three days before trial and the granting of the request will not result in a delay of the proceedings

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Under the Sixth Amendment, is it constitutional for a competent criminal defendant to be denied the fundamental right to self-representation when the defendant invokes his right three days before the commencement of trial and the granting of his request will not result in a delay of the trial proceedings? 2

Docket Entries

2020-12-07
Petition DENIED.
2020-11-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/4/2020.
2020-11-05
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-10-19
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 23, 2020)

Attorneys

Samuel Hogans
Barry Philip BeckPower, Beck & Matzureff, Petitioner
Barry Philip BeckPower, Beck & Matzureff, Petitioner
United States
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent