No. 18-6295

Steven Anthony Walcott, Jr. v. Louisiana

Lower Court: Louisiana
Docketed: 2018-10-11
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-rights criminal-procedure due-process ineffective-assistance-of-counsel right-to-appeal right-to-counsel right-to-fair-trial
Latest Conference: 2018-12-07
Question Presented (from Petition)

A probable cause to hold hearing without counsel?

May the state force a lawyer upon the accused when he insists that he wants to conduct his own defense?

Is the insanity hearing illegal?

Is the accused illegally sentenced to the Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System forensic unit?

Did the trial err in denying the accused transcripts?

Did the Louisiana Supreme Court err in denying the accused appeal and review notice?

As a pretrial detainee does the state have to provide all means for adequate preparation preparing his defense merely because he has chosen to exercise his constitutional right of self representation?

Is Admiral Hay a sufficient assistant to the defendant in self-representation?

Is the accused illegally detained?

Has the time limitation passed and expired for prosecution of the accused on the charged accusations?

Was the bail excessive in amount?

Should the accused be immediately released?

Did he statement in the psychiatric reports of Appendix F state that the accused understood the workings and procedures of the court enough to be deemed competent to stand trial?

Is the accused competent enough to understand the workings against him and how they work?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the district court err in denying the accused's petition for writ of habeas corpus?

Docket Entries

2018-12-10
Petition DENIED.
2018-11-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/7/2018.
2018-11-13
Waiver of right of respondent Louisiana to respond filed.
2018-08-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 13, 2018)

Attorneys

Louisiana
Colin Andrew ClarkLouisiana State Attorney General's Office, Respondent
Steven Anthony Walcott, Jr.
Steven A. Walcott Jr. — Petitioner