No. 20-6687

William James Jonas, III v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-12-23
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: court-appointed-counsel due-process fifth-circuit pro-se right-to-counsel sentencing sentencing-hearing sixth-amendment substitute-counsel
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw Environmental SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference: 2021-02-19
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals erred in holding that the district court did not violate Petitioner William James Jonas, III's right to counsel

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Whether the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals erred in holding that the district court did not violate Petitioner William James Jonas, III’s right to counsel, as provided by the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution, when it denied substitute counsel, and failed to notify Petitioner that his current court appointed counsel would remain as counsel of record, before advising him that the option other than the denied substitution was for Petitioner to proceed pro se in preparation for his sentencing hearing? ii

Docket Entries

2021-02-22
Petition DENIED.
2021-01-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/19/2021.
2021-01-07
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2020-12-14
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 22, 2021)

Attorneys

United States of America
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Respondent
William James Jonas, III
George William AristotelidisTower Life Building, Petitioner
George William AristotelidisTower Life Building, Petitioner