No. 24-7003

Hale R. Harris v. Ricky D. Dixon, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2025-04-15
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: constitutional-violation criminal-procedure habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance plea-bargaining sixth-amendment
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2025-10-10 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does a finding of ineffective assistance of counsel require a remedy to the constitutional violation?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

1) DOES THE FINDING THAT COUNSEL WAS INEFFECTIVE FOR FAILING TO CONVEY A PLEA ALLOW THE TRIAL COURT TO DO NOTHING TO CORRECT OR REMEDY THE CONSTITUTIONAL VIOLATION? 2) DOES A FINDING OF INEFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL REQUIRE A REMEDY TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL VIOLATION? 3) WHAT IS THE REMEDY FOR A FINDING THAT COUNSEL WAS CONSTITUTIONALLY INEFFECTIVE WHEN FAILING TO CONVEY A FAVORABLE PLEA? 4) DOES THE FINDING OF INEFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL QUALIFY AS “MAKING A SUBSTANTIAL SHOWING OF THE DENIAL OF A CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT ” FOR THE PURPOSES OF A CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY? 2

Docket Entries

2025-10-14
Rehearing DENIED.
2025-09-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/10/2025.
2025-05-30
Petition for Rehearing filed.
2025-05-19
Petition DENIED.
2025-04-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/15/2025.
2025-04-22
Waiver of right of respondent Ricky Dixon to respond filed.
2025-04-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 15, 2025)
2025-03-12
Application (24A873) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until April 19, 2025.
2025-03-05
Application (24A873) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 20, 2025 to May 19, 2025, submitted to Justice Thomas.

Attorneys

Hale R. Harris
Hale R. Harris — Petitioner
Hale R. Harris — Petitioner
Ricky Dixon
Celia A. Terenzio — Respondent
Celia A. Terenzio — Respondent