No. 24-6215

Liston Watson v. United States

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-12-30
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 28-usc-2255 criminal-procedure effective-assistance-of-counsel federal-conviction plea-agreement post-conviction-relief
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2025-01-24
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the right to effective assistance of counsel attaches during a 28 U.S.C. §2255 proceeding when counsel is communicating a plea agreement to the defendant that would resolve the underlying federal conviction

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

I. Whether the right to effective assistance of counsel attach es during a 28 U.S.C. §2255 proceeding when counsel is communicating a plea agreement to the defendant that would resolve the underlying federal conviction. iii LIST OF ALL

Docket Entries

2025-01-27
Petition DENIED.
2025-01-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/24/2025.
2025-01-07
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-01-07
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2024-12-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 29, 2025)

Attorneys

Liston Watson
Jeffrey C. RagerRager Law Firm, Petitioner
Jeffrey C. RagerRager Law Firm, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Sarah M. HarrisActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Sarah M. HarrisActing Solicitor General, Respondent