No. 21-8174

Scott Svoboda v. Ohio

Lower Court: Ohio
Docketed: 2022-06-17
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: attorney-client-privilege attorney-client-relationship confiscation criminal-procedure effective-assistance-of-counsel prosecutorial-misconduct right-to-counsel sixth-amendment trial-strategy
Key Terms:
DueProcess TradeSecret Privacy
Latest Conference: 2022-09-28
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a criminal defendant is denied his right to the effective assistance of counsel

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether a criminal defendant is denied his right to the effective assistance of counsel when the prosecutor purposely interferes with the attorney-client relationship when it confiscates and reviews legal paperwork from the accused’s jail cell which contains attorney-client privileged communications and trial strategy. i

Docket Entries

2022-10-03
Petition DENIED.
2022-08-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022.
2022-07-15
Brief of respondent Ohio in opposition filed.
2022-06-14
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 18, 2022)

Attorneys

Scott Svoboda
Bryan Roger PerkinsBryan Roger Perkins, Attorney at Law, Petitioner
State of Ohio
David P. FornshellWarren County Prosecutor's Office, Respondent