No. 21-5085

David James Lola v. Florida

Lower Court: Florida
Docketed: 2021-07-13
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: 14th-amendment 6th-amendment appellate-review civil-rights competence constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process fifth-amendment judicial-system
Latest Conference: 2021-09-27
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does due process under the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments require a presumption of competence for a criminal defendant to proceed pro se, such that a trial court may not determine incompetence to proceed pro se in advance of indicia of lack of competence to proceed pro se?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

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Docket Entries

2021-10-04
Petition DENIED.
2021-08-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
2021-08-05
Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, David Lola
2021-06-25
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 12, 2021)

Attorneys

David Lola
David James Lola — Petitioner
David James Lola — Petitioner