No. 25-6476
Demond Depree Bluntson v. Texas
IFP
Tags: faretta-standard fourteenth-amendment judicial-discretion mental-illness self-representation sixth-amendment
Key Terms:
DueProcess Punishment JusticiabilityDoctri
DueProcess Punishment JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference:
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Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the 6th and 14th Amendments prevent a State appellate court from imputing a finding of severe mental illness to deny a defendant's right to self-representation when the trial court did not explicitly base its ruling on mental illness
Docket Entries
2025-12-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 4, 2026)
2025-10-17
Application (25A438) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until December 27, 2025.
2025-10-10
Application (25A438) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 28, 2025 to December 27, 2025, submitted to Justice Alito.
Attorneys
Demond Depree Bluntson
Hilary Sheard — Law Office of Hilary Sheard, Petitioner
Hilary Sheard — Law Office of Hilary Sheard, Petitioner