No. 25-6890

Tiffany Brown v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2026-02-24
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-procedure effective-assistance-of-counsel indigent-defendant pro-se-representation procedural-default sixth-amendment
Latest Conference: 2026-03-20
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether Petitioner was denied effective assistance of appellate counsel when court-appointed counsel failed to file or consult Petitioner about filing, a petition for panel rehearing under Federal rule of Appellate Procedure 40 or a petition for rehearing en banc under Rule 35, resulting in the complete forfeiture of appellate review on Counts 1-29.

2. Whether procedural forfeiture (default) caused solely by counsel's neglect or abandoned as opposed to any informed or strategic decision by the defendant must be excused under this Court's decision in Maple v Thomas, 565 U.S. 266 (2012), Holland v Florida, 560 U.S. 631 (2010), and Garza v Idaho, 139 S. Ct. 738 (2019).

3. Whether an indigent defendant may be denied the right to proceed pro se on direct appeal, and whether the denial of that right followed by counsel's subsequent forfeiture of all appellate remedies constitutes structural error the Sixth Amendment.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether petitioner was denied effective assistance of appellate counsel when court-appointed counsel failed to file petitions for panel rehearing or rehearing en banc, resulting in forfeiture of appellate review, and whether procedural default caused solely by counsel's neglect must be excused under Maple v. Thomas, Holland v. Florida, and Garza v. Idaho

Docket Entries

2026-03-23
Petition DENIED.
2026-03-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/20/2026.
2026-03-02
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2026-03-02
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-12-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 26, 2026)

Attorneys

Tiffany Brown
Tiffany Brown — Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent