counsel-override

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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…