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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
18-5481 John K. D. Watson v. Virginia Fourth Circuit 2018-08-07 Denied IFP ' 'colloquy" ' 'due-process" ' 'evidentiary-review' ' 'guilty-plea" ' 'ineffective-assistance-of-counsel" ' 'learning-disability" civil-rights criminal-procedure due-process mental-competency plea-bargaining sentencing Whether a defendant with a learning disability can be accepted a guilty plea without proper allocation, assistance of counsel, and a thorough colloquy…
18-5236 In Re Ferlando Esco 2018-07-13 Denied IFP ' 'certificate-of-appealability" ' 'due-process" ' 'habeas-corpus" ' 'ineffective-assistance-of-counsel" ' 'mandamus" ' 'sentencing' appellate-review certificate-of-appealability designated-issues extraordinary-relief fifth-circuit fully-briefed judicial-procedure merits-decision writ-of-mandamus Whether a writ of mandamus should issue to compel the Fifth Circuit to decide the merits of a request for certificate of appealability regarding two d…