No. 21-6074

Nikolas Gacho v. Illinois

Lower Court: Illinois
Docketed: 2021-11-01
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: criminal-procedure due-process ineffective-assistance plea-admonishment plea-negotiations prejudice sixth-amendment
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2022-01-07
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does a plea admonishment cure all prejudice and preclude a defendant from challenging counsel's representation during the plea negotiations process?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED | I. Does a plea admonishment cure all prejudice and preclude a defendant from challenging counsel's representation during the plea negotiations process ? II. Did the Illinois Appellate Court err in its conclusion that the Sixth Amendment only applies to conduct that affects the reliability of the trial process, not plea oe ls .*negotiations ? III. Did the Illinois Appellate Court err in finding Nikolas' counsel was not ineffective, and Nikolas could not show prejudice 2.0...) |

Docket Entries

2022-01-10
Petition DENIED.
2021-12-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022.
2021-10-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 1, 2021)

Attorneys

Nikolas Gacho
Nikolas Gacho — Petitioner