No. 21-6252

Ryder Shane Altman v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-11-12
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: appellate-procedure collateral-appeal collateral-review criminal-defendants criminal-procedure fact-finding ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel pro-se
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2021-12-10
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether federal criminal defendants presenting substantial claims of ineffective assistance of counsel should receive the benefit of additional fact-finding before collateral appeal, or whether, instead, they should be compelled to wait for collateral review, at which point they may be forced to prosecute the claim pro se?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether federal criminal defendants presenting substantial claims of ineffective assistance of counsel should receive the benefit of additional fact-finding before collateral appeal, or whether, instead, they should be compelled to wait for collateral review, at which point they may be forced to prosecute the claim pro se? i

Docket Entries

2021-12-13
Petition DENIED.
2021-11-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/10/2021.
2021-11-17
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-11-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 13, 2021)

Attorneys

Ryder Altman
Kevin Joel Page — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent