Darwin J. Fifield, Sr. v. Ricky D. Dixon, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, et al.
Environmental SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Whether law enforcement's unprovoked excessive use of force during an arrest should invalidate as coerced by threat or force a Petitioner's later statement and all evidence secured from the questioning when they occur in a single continuous episode?
questions presented are: I Whether law enforcement's unprovoked excessive use of force during an arrest should invalidate as coerced by threat or force a Petitioner's later statement and all evidence secured from the questioning when they occur in a single continuous episode? Il. Whether a Petitioner's Sixth Amendment Right to represent himself during trial was involuntary when his appointed counsel refused to perform the reasonable actions Petitioner wanted him to complete prior to trial? Il. Whether counsel's failure to abide by his principal's interim instructions regarding pretrial investigations terminates his agent status ii