| 25A600 |
Raymon Walters v. United States |
Third Circuit |
2025-11-20 |
Application |
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counsel-concession criminal-defense element-challenge mccoy-right sixth-amendment trial-strategy |
Whether the Sixth Amendment permits defense counsel to concede an element of a charged crime over the defendant's objection |
| 23-5379 |
Everett Charles Wills, II v. Louisiana |
Louisiana |
2023-08-17 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
actus-reus counsel-concession criminal-defendant-rights criminal-procedure ineffective-assistance-of-counsel mens-rea retroactivity right-to-counsel sixth-amendment trial-strategy |
When guilt is the sole issue for the jury to decide, is it permissible for counsel to unilaterally concede the essential elements (actus reus and mens… |
| 21-6734 |
Roger Dale Epperson v. Kentucky |
Kentucky |
2021-12-28 |
Denied |
IFP |
constitutional-law counsel-concession criminal-defense criminal-procedure defendant-autonomy due-process factual-innocence right-to-counsel trial-strategy |
Does McCoy apply where the defendant made clear to counsel the objective of the defense is to maintain innocence, only for counsel to then concede gui… |
| 20-7230 |
Stanley Joseph Thompson v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2021-02-25 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
constitutional-provisions counsel-concession criminal-defense criminal-defense-counsel due-process ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel mccoy-v-louisiana prejudice sixth-amendment trial-strategy |
Whether the Sixth Amendment permits criminal-defense-counsel to unilaterally-concede-guilt, |
| 19-6127 |
Steven Justin Villalona v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2019-10-02 |
Denied |
Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP |
certificate-of-appealability conflict-of-interest counsel-concession ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel judicial-proceedings law-of-the-case mootness plain-error presumption-of-prejudice substantial-rights |
What effect does a concession on ineffective assistance of counsel have on the court's ability to adjudicate the merits? |