No. 20-7573

Merrickio D. Harris v. Nebraska

Lower Court: Nebraska
Docketed: 2021-03-26
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 14th-amendment 6th-amendment constitutional-rights criminal-procedure criminal-proceedings due-process fundamental-fairness judicial-review self-representation structural-error
Key Terms:
DueProcess JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2021-05-13
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Nebraska State Courts committed structural error and violated the Petitioner's Federal Constitutional Rights to Self-Representation and Due-Process

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED “This Court has hdd thot an evror may, be vonked struchural i the right at issu is not designed to protect the defondoust Seon erroneous conviction but instead protects some other interest” such as “dhe fundamental legal principle Yhat a defendant must be allowed fo make his oun choices about he proper voor to protect his own choices about te proper way to protect his oun liberty.” Weaver v. Massachusetts, 137 §. Ch 1844, 1408 (2019) (citing Facelta v Colifuroia., 43) US. Cole, 954 (1495)), In light of qhis Courts holding his petition presents the Following: 1) Whether the Nebraska Sake Courts comuitted shuctural error and violated the Petitions Federal Constitutional Rights to Self Representation and Due Process RY Law, 0% quoronteed bythe Sind ond Fourdaenth Nendments tothe United Stokes Constitudion © TABLE _OF CONTENTS OPINTONS BELOW. 0. eee ee ee ee JURISDICTION... ee ed CONSTITUTIONAL AND STATUTORY PROVISTONS INVOLVED... 3

Docket Entries

2021-05-17
Petition DENIED.
2021-04-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/13/2021.
2021-04-16
Waiver of right of respondent Nebraska to respond filed.
2021-03-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 26, 2021)

Attorneys

Merrickio D. Harris
Marrickio D. Harris — Petitioner
Marrickio D. Harris — Petitioner
Nebraska
James A. CampbellNebraska Attorney General's Office, Respondent
James A. CampbellNebraska Attorney General's Office, Respondent