No. 22-5801

Steven Nelson Murray v. Jerry Howell, Warden, et al.

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-10-11
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: constitutional-rights criminal-procedure habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel jury-trial jury-trial-waiver procedural-default sixth-amendment
Latest Conference: 2022-11-18
Question Presented (from Petition)

When a criminal defendant must make a personal decision whether to waive a fundamental constitutional right, does an attorney provide deficient performance by waiving the right without first receiving the defendant's informed consent?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

When a criminal defendant must make a personal decision whether to waive a fundamental constitutional right, does an attorney provide deficient performance by waiving the right without first receiving the defendant's informed consent?

Docket Entries

2022-11-21
Petition DENIED.
2022-11-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/18/2022.
2022-10-17
Waiver of right of respondent Jerry Howell, et al. to respond filed.
2022-10-06
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 10, 2022)

Attorneys

Jerry Howell, et al.
Matthew S. JohnsonNevada Attorney General, Respondent
Steven Nelson Murray
Jeremy BaronFederal Public Defender, District of Nevada, Petitioner