defendant-autonomy
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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 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | 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… |
| 21-8263 | John Matthias Watson, III v. Nevada | Nevada | 2022-06-29 | Denied | IFP | capital-murder criminal-procedure defendant-autonomy mccoy-precedent mccoy-v-louisana right-to-autonomy sixth-amendment trial-counsel unauthorized-concession | Is it a concession of guilt by trial counsel which violated Mr. Watson's longstanding right to autonomy and the Sixth Amendment holding of McCoy v. Lo… |
| 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 | 1) 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 … |
| 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… |
| 20-8444 | Dustin Melvin Davison v. Oklahoma | Oklahoma | 2021-06-29 | Denied | IFP | autonomy constitutional-rights criminal-procedure defendant-autonomy defense-counsel due-process effective-assistance-of-counsel guilt-concession right-to-counsel sixth-amendment trial-strategy | Is it unconstitutional to allow defense counsel to concede any aspect of guilt over defendant's unambiguously expressed desire to maintain actual inno… |
| 20-1742 | Akil Jahi, aka Preston Carter v. Tennessee | Tennessee | 2021-06-15 | Denied | capital-punishment capital-trial counsel-limitations criminal-defense defendant-autonomy ineffective-assistance-of-counsel mccoy-v-louisiana penalty-phase sixth-amendment trial-procedure | 1. Does the Sixth Amendment holding of McCoy v. Louisiana, 138 S. Ct. 1500 (2018) apply to a penalty phase capital trial to protect a defendant's auto… | |
| 20-7357 | Raymond Eugene Johnson v. Oklahoma | Oklahoma | 2021-03-09 | Denied | IFP | collateral-review criminal-defense criminal-procedure defendant-autonomy retroactivity right-of-autonomy sixth-amendment teague-rule teague-v-lane | In McCoy v. Louisiana , 138 S. Ct. 1500 (2018), this Court held the Sixth Amendment grants a right of autonomy that precludes criminal defendants' law… |
| 20-6330 | Benjamin Macias v. United States | Ninth Circuit | 2020-11-17 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | criminal-defense criminal-procedure defendant-autonomy due-process mccoy-v-louisiana reckless-endangerment sentencing-guidelines sixth-amendment speedy-trial | 1. In McCoy v. Louisiana , 138 S.Ct. 1500, 1511, 200 L.Ed. 821 (2018) the court held that the Sixth Amendment guarantees a criminal defendant the righ… |