No. 22-7378

Patrick Ellis Cochran v. Harold W. Clarke, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-04-26
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 6th-amendment constitutional-rights criminal-procedure custody due-process ineffective-assistance plea-bargaining plea-negotiations sixth-amendment speedy-trial
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2023-05-18
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Was Petitioner's right to a speedy trial under the 6th Amendment denied?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED ' Petitioner experienced extreme prejudice for 7 months while held __..._.. in continous custody 2 counties away, waiting _to_answer charges_.__._. ___--.. —-in Fairfax County, Virginia after requesting counsel multiple ; times and asking for transportation to appear. — : Was Petitioner's right to a speedy trial under the 6th Amendment _ of the United States Constitution denied when the Courts utilized . the subordinate statute: Va. Code 19.2-243? So ; : ., Was Petitioner's Counsel ineffective for allowing a plea to lapse during jury deliberations when he failed to return during a most oo , critical plea window of 2.5 hours? . a . oo Pg.iii :

Docket Entries

2023-05-22
Petition DENIED.
2023-05-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/18/2023.
2023-05-01
Waiver of right of respondent Clark, Dir., VA DOC to respond filed.
2023-04-19
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 26, 2023)
2023-04-18
Application (22A909) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until May 18, 2023.
2023-04-04
Application (22A909) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 18, 2023 to May 18, 2023, submitted to The Chief Justice.

Attorneys

Clark, Dir., VA DOC
Andrew Nathan FergusonOffice of the Attorney General, Respondent
Andrew Nathan FergusonOffice of the Attorney General, Respondent
Patrick E. Cochran
Patrick Ellis Cochran — Petitioner
Patrick Ellis Cochran — Petitioner