David Calhoun v. United States
DueProcess HabeasCorpus
Whether the district court's resolution of the petitioner's Fifth Amendment due process claim was correct, given the government's multiple breaches of conduct and the harmless error standard
QUESTION(S) PRESENTED a, . . Z.. Gould jurists of reason debate the district court's resolution, ‘ . ‘or conclude the issue presented is adequate to:deserve “encourage7 ‘to proceed further, with respect to the denial of Petitioner's ots Fifth Amendment right to due process where the district court . : : : “found the government committed multiple breaches of Co OC eo bat had found the _ errors harmless under the standard set forth in Kotteakos v. . ‘United States, 328-U-S. 750 (1946)? ; Suggested Answer: Yes. 7 . : II. Is a Sixth Amendment claim of denial of counsel of choice ; ; subject to procedural default where the trial court fails to : ; hold a hearing on the issue prior to the denial? — ; . Suggested Answer: No. ; . ; III. Where the Court of Appeals .coriceded that the record was not developed as to the reason why: the trial court denied Petitioner a his right to his chosen counsel, was it error for.said Court of : Appeals to find that Petitioner procedurally. defaulted his Sixth _ Amendment claim of denial of counsel of choice? oo [x All parties appear in the caption of the case on the cover page. ' 7 ‘[ ] All parties do net appear in the.caption of the case on the cover page. Alistof °° all