No. 24-5251

Keith Vernon Davis v. David Close, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution at Houtzdale

Lower Court: Third Circuit
Docketed: 2024-08-07
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Relisted (2)IFP
Tags: counsel-conflict due-process judicial-determination probable-cause property-seizure sixth-amendment
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity DueProcess FourthAmendment HabeasCorpus CriminalProcedure Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2025-02-21 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether an independent judicial determination of probable cause was made prior to entry and seizure of property, and whether the trial court erred in appointing conflicted counsel that potentially violated the defendant's Sixth Amendment rights

Question Presented (from Petition)

No question identified. : ; QUESTIONS 1. WHETHER AN INDEPENDENT JUDICIAL DETERMINATION WAS MADE OF . . PROBABLE CAUSE OR A WARRANT ISSUED 1/22/2017 AT INCIDENT No. 20170122M1328 PRIOR TO ENTRY O SEIZE PETITONER'S PROPERTY. 2. DID THE -TRIAL COURT ERROR WHEN IT KNOWINGLY APPOINTED . COMMONWEALTH'S SIBLING TO REPRESENT PETITIONER, DID NOT DISQUALIFY . COUNSEL, DID NOT OBTAIN A SIGNED WAIVER OR TO REMEDY THE PRE SE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. a _ 3. DID PETITIONER RECIEVE THE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL GUARANTEED _ BY BOTH THE SIXTH AMENDMENT AND ARTICLE I § 9 OF THE UNITED STATES AND PENNSYLVANIA CONSTITUTIONS; WHERE THE STATE ALSO DEINED PETITIONER COUNSEL OF CHOICE .. . Lo 4. IN LIGHT OF TRIAL COURTS 9/9/2017 CONVICTION PRIOR TO THE / UNLAWEULLY INDUCED COUNSELED 9/19/2017, PLEAD OF GUILTY RATHER THAN "COUNSEL'S" PROCEEDING TRIAL[N.T. 10/30/2017,5,15.], IS THE PLEA CONSIDERED KNOWING, INTELLIGENT OR VOLUNTARY. . a ~ 5. IN LIGHT OF THE INCOMPLETE EVIDENCE IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, DID THE TRIAL COURT CONVICT TWO "KEITH'S" FOR THE CRIME THAT ONLY ONE "KEITH" COULD HAVE COMMITTED ACCORD TRIAL COURT'S 4/10/2018 1925(a)(1) OPINION AT P.10. 6. WHETHER PA. SUPREME COURT REJECTED AS UNTIMELY OR DENIED PETITIONER'S FILED PETITION FOR ALLOWANCE OF APPEAL NUNC PRO TUNC AT 60 WDA 2022 AS PETITIONER'S NOT HAVING "AN APPEAL AS OF RIGHT"

Docket Entries

2025-02-24
Rehearing DENIED.
2025-01-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2025.
2024-10-28
Petition for Rehearing filed.
2024-10-15
Petition DENIED.
2024-09-19
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/11/2024.
2024-08-07
Application (24A130) to file petition for a writ of certiorari in excess of page limits granted by Justice Alito. The petition for a writ of certiorari may not exceed 46 pages.
2024-07-02
Application (24A130) to file a petition for a writ of certiorari in excess of page limits, submitted to Justice Alito.
2024-07-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 6, 2024)
2024-04-24
Application (23A953) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until August 29, 2024.
2024-04-15
Application (23A953) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 30, 2024 to August 29, 2024, submitted to Justice Alito.

Attorneys

Keith V. Davis
Keith Vernon Davis — Petitioner
Keith Vernon Davis — Petitioner