No. 21-7026

Nehemias Samayoa v. United States

Lower Court: District of Columbia
Docketed: 2022-02-01
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appeal appeal-withdrawal civil-rights coercion dual-sovereignty due-process effective-assistance-of-counsel federal-jurisdiction indigent-defendant standing state-court-judgment
Key Terms:
Securities Immigration
Latest Conference: 2022-02-25
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel requires a court to appoint new counsel to represent an indigent defendant who wishes to appeal a conviction, where the defendant's prior counsel advised him that he had no grounds for appeal and effectively coerced him into withdrawing his appeal

Question Presented (from Petition)

No question identified. : | QUESTZONs PRESET E b _ dd, When_o federal court enters aj eat without pro. ___ jurisdiction, does i+ reach an 5 oui i umsieoe oo —Hhed would jostiby a recallof mandate? Rese a wolumtcs vaithdnauel g£ appeal cicevmtert the ——_egus a CEST OF PROT TES —___ The. Petitiones, Inc. Nehemias Somanon, an jamate confined ab _ Butner Medium IC, Fecleral Corrections Tastitutio. —_ The Respondent the United States oF Ameria. LIST OF PROCEEDENGS _ 1) United. Stectes Court of Appeals Sac the District of Columbia ——Linnait: NaS 30h Vasa S0 Te pees Meas ——— ameyoc, Appellant. Decided October 15,2021, Reheariog en Bence et ne 23, 203), | a ) United States Couct. of Appeals forthe. District <F Columbia ___ Cirwit: No 1'7-3076 Motion o | Voluntery withdrawal Gerntecl om No.2 11G6-cC-00115-E65-1 a The Supreme Court of the United States has Supervisary power —_——+to_review the oclec dengirg the motion to recall the mandate jssoal 00 Sue QF, 20a by tha” United States Court of Appeals foc the Distnel 0% Colombia Cirwit. “The Statrbory provision relied vpoa for this —__jutisdiction is 28 U.S.C. § IAS4, Al\ porties have bean Secved a ——_ CONST ETUTEONAL AND STATUTORY PROvEsTows TNs _ This case involves Amesdment V ond Vt_of the United Stedes ——Constiletion wihich pcovide ip ports et) Rmereanint V2 Ale pecson shall be beld...aac_by 2) Amerdmnt VE: In all Cciminal prosecutions, the accused ——shedLenjoy the right to. the Assistence ot Counsel Soc his defence. ;

Docket Entries

2022-02-28
Petition DENIED.
2022-02-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/25/2022.
2022-02-04
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-12-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 3, 2022)

Attorneys

Nehemias Samayoa
Nehemias Samayoa — Petitioner
Nehemias Samayoa — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent