No. 20-8378

Michael R. Gore, Jr. v. Andrew J. Bruck, Acting Attorney General of New Jersey, et al.

Lower Court: Third Circuit
Docketed: 2021-06-22
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: criminal-procedure faretta self-representation sixth-amendment voir-dire waiver
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2021-09-27
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is the right to self-representation violated when a defendant is not afforded voir dire under the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Faretta to determine if the petitioner's waiver is knowing, intelligent and voluntary; where defendant made the unequivocal request, but the trial court ruled it was untimely?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

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Docket Entries

2021-10-04
Petition DENIED.
2021-08-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
2020-10-27
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 22, 2021)

Attorneys

Michael R. Gore
Michael R. Gore Jr. — Petitioner
Michael R. Gore Jr. — Petitioner