No. 20-6341

Jason Harriman v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-11-16
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: adequate-inquiry appointed-counsel appointment-of-counsel civil-rights court-inquiry criminal-procedure due-process indigent-defendant legal-representation right-to-counsel sixth-amendment
Key Terms:
DueProcess FourthAmendment
Latest Conference: 2021-01-08
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a defendant's 6th Amendment right to counsel of choice extends to an indigent defendant who has appointed counsel

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW An indigent defendant has a right to the appointment of counsel to represent the defendant. Defendants sometimes express dissatisfaction with appointed counsel and request that new counsel be appointed to represent them. The questions for review here are: 1. Whether a defendant’s 6h Amendment right to counsel of choice extends to an indigent defendant who has appointed counsel. 2. The extent of the adequate inquiry the court should make to determine if new counsel must be appointed for a defendant. i

Docket Entries

2021-01-11
Petition DENIED.
2020-12-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.
2020-12-01
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2020-11-09
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 16, 2020)

Attorneys

Jason Harriman
Wallace L. TaylorWallace L. Taylor Law Firm, Petitioner
United States of America
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent