counsel-override
2 cases — ← All topics
| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-6816 | Carlos Javier Figueroa v. United States | Second Circuit | 2026-02-13 | Pending | IFP | counsel-override criminal-defense defendant-autonomy ineffective-assistance sixth-amendment witness-testimony | In McCoy v. Louisiana, 584 U.S. 414 (2018), this Court held that (1) the Sixth Amendment guarantees a criminal defendant the autonomy to decide the ob… |
| 21-653 | Harold Lee Harvey, Jr. v. Florida | Florida | 2021-11-03 | Denied | Relisted (2) | autonomy-right counsel-override criminal-defense criminal-procedure defendant-autonomy due-process first-degree-murder ineffective-assistance-of-counsel mccoy-v-louisiana sixth-amendment | Is the Sixth Amendment autonomy right established in McCoy violated where counsel overrode an express agreement with the defendant to not concede guil… |