No. 23-6115

Rakeem Barber v. Arizona

Lower Court: Arizona
Docketed: 2023-11-28
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: collateral-review constitutional-rights federal-courts federal-review ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel post-conviction-relief postconviction-relief state-court-procedure state-courts
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2024-01-05
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is Arizona's collateral review scheme adequate to vindicate the constitutional rights of non-capital defendants?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Question Presented State and federal courts are jointly responsible for the enforcement of federal constitutional rights. Is Arizona’s collateral review scheme adequate to vindicate the constitutional rights of non-capital defendants when its superior courts only review claims of ineffective assistance of counsel on collateral review, even though Arizona’s collateral review rule, Rule 32.1(a), does not place any limit on the categories of constitutional claims a petitioner may raise in his first petition for postconviction relief? i

Docket Entries

2024-01-08
Petition DENIED.
2023-12-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2024.
2023-12-01
Waiver of right of respondent State of Arizona to respond filed.
2023-11-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 28, 2023)

Attorneys

Rakeem Barber
Katia MehuLaw Office of Katia Mehu, Petitioner
State of Arizona
Casey Douglas BallOffice of the Arizona Attorney General, Respondent