No. 20-6110
Samuel Hogans v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: constitutional-rights criminal-defendant pro-se-representation right-to-counsel self-representation sixth-amendment trial-procedure trial-proceedings
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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 Beck — Power, Beck & Matzureff, Petitioner
Barry Philip Beck — Power, Beck & Matzureff, Petitioner
United States
Jeffrey B. Wall — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent
Jeffrey B. Wall — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent