No. 21-5750

Richard A. Waite v. Northern New Hampshire Correctional Facility

Lower Court: New Hampshire
Docketed: 2021-09-22
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: appellate-procedure bar-regulations civil-rights conflict-of-interest due-process ethical-rules judicial-standards lawyer-conduct legal-ethics professional-responsibility standing
Latest Conference: 2021-11-19
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the conflict of interest between a public defender's office and its appellate division violates a defendant's constitutional right to effective assistance of counsel

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

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Docket Entries

2021-11-22
Petition DENIED.
2021-11-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/19/2021.
2021-08-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 22, 2021)

Attorneys

Richard A. Waite
Richard A. Waite — Petitioner