No. 21-7540

In Re Rufus Paul Harris

Lower Court: N/A
Docketed: 2022-04-05
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: constitutional-right fair-trial in-absentia pro-se-defendant pro-se-representation self-representation sixth-amendment stand-by-counsel trial-court
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2022-04-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Sixth Amendment requires a trial court to permit existing stand-by counsel to assume representation for an 'in absentia' pro-se defendant?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED | | |! The question presented by this case has never been addressed by the Court. It is whether the Sixth Amendment requires a trial | | court to permit existing stand-by counsel to assume representation | for an ‘in absentia’ pro-se defendant? | | | | | | } 7 Se |

Docket Entries

2022-05-02
Petition DENIED.
2022-04-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/29/2022.
2022-04-08
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2022-01-25
Petition for a writ of mandamus and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 5, 2022)

Attorneys

In Re Rufus Paul Harris
Rufus Paul Harris — Petitioner
Rufus Paul Harris — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent