No. 20-6731
Kevin Francis v. Massachusetts
Tags: case-screening court-procedure criminal-procedure indigent-defendants judicial-error legal-waiver precedent public-defender sixth-amendment waiver
Key Terms:
Privacy
Privacy
Latest Conference:
2021-06-10
(distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court erred when it held that a public defender case screener who did not represent the defendant waived the defendant's meritorious Sixth Amendment claim in the course of the screening process?
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED Whether the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court erred when it held that a public defender case screener who did not represent the defendant waived the defendant’s meritorious Sixth Amendment claim in the course of the screening process? (i)
Docket Entries
2021-06-14
Petition DENIED.
2021-05-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/10/2021.
2021-05-25
Reply of petitioner Kevin Francis filed. (Distributed)
2021-05-07
Brief of respondent Massachusetts in opposition filed.
2021-02-26
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 7, 2021.
2021-02-25
Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 8, 2021 to May 7, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
2021-02-05
Response Requested. (Due March 8, 2021)
2021-02-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/19/2021.
2021-01-28
Waiver of right of respondent Massachusetts to respond filed.
2020-12-24
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 29, 2021)
Attorneys
Kevin Francis
Jeffrey T. Green — Sidley Austin, Petitioner
Massachusetts
Maria Granik — Massachusetts Attorney General's Office, Respondent