No. 20-7812

Clive Patrick Bowen v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-04-21
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: continuance criminal-procedure due-process right-to-counsel self-representation sixth-amendment
Key Terms:
Privacy
Latest Conference: 2021-05-20
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does a district court violate the Sixth Amendment or otherwise err when it grants a defendant's motion to represent himself shortly before trial but, without good cause, denies him a continuance to prepare his defense?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Questions Presented 1. Does a district court violate the Sixth Amendment or otherwise err when it grants a defendant’s motion to represent himself shortly before trial but, without good cause, denies him a continuance to prepare his defense? 2. May a witness present lay opinion testimony identifying the defendant in photos or videos if the witness’s purported familiarity with the defendant was based solely on review of other photos or videos, or on a law enforcement officer’s brief contact with the defendant at the time of his arrest? ii

Docket Entries

2021-05-24
Petition DENIED.
2021-05-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/20/2021.
2021-05-03
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-04-14
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 21, 2021)

Attorneys

Clive Patrick Bowen
James H. LocklinFederal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Respondent