No. 25A1006

Jason Diaz v. Eric Guerrero, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-03-13
Status: Application
Type: A
Tags: effective-assistance-of-counsel formal-charging ineffective-assistance police-interview sixth-amendment strickland-standard
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Question not identified.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel attaches to a defendant at the time of a police interview regarding charges for which the defendant has not yet been formally charged, such that trial counsel's advice to speak with investigators about conduct related to those uncharged offenses constitutes ineffective assistance of counsel under the Strickland standard

Docket Entries

2026-03-14
Application (25A1006) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until April 15, 2026.
2026-03-06
Application (25A1006) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 16, 2026 to May 15, 2026, submitted to Justice Alito.

Attorneys

Jason Diaz
Christopher Michael PerriChris Perri Law, Petitioner