No. 18-6553

Michael Founier Dixon, aka Michael Fournier Dixon v. Texas

Lower Court: Texas
Docketed: 2018-11-02
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-rights criminal-procedure due-process guilty-plea ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel plea-bargaining right-to-counsel sentencing
Latest Conference: 2018-12-07
Question Presented (from Petition)

PlEA AgReemeNts At "ANy" stagE duRinNg the CRimiNs pRocess CAUSE the defendant Harm; considering that they All contrined a factually iNsufficint deadly weapow finding on their fACE?

(3 Ae challeges to the validity of A caitical Element of AN indictment "ouly"to be Raised by defendant's counsel if the defendant were to proceed to tRiAl?

(4) Did counsels filuRe to Aduise Applicant of the basic elemeNts of proof the State wAs RequiRed to pRove to sustAin thE inclusioN of AN AffiemBtivE dendly weapON f finding cruse the defendant prejudice and hanm Resuting in defendant's guilty pleri's being involuntarily induced?

Dc ve ndsent or en o detendants behalf Rewder her AssistaNce iNeffective at all stoges of the chimivel proces especialy dueing the ple peoceding?

(6) DId tRir Cousel's iNAdequatE peefmANcE duRiNg the PlEA pRoceediNgs CAUSe Applicant hnam or prejudice?

(7) WAs couses Repesentation deficient At Ple PRoceing? UNPROFESSIONAL ERROR'S?

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C1o) WAs defendant denied Due PRocess ANd Effective AssistANce of counsel wheN Counsel mislerd defendant by sthating that defendant could Not challenge the Validity of the Stat's deadly weapow finding unless defendant went to trinl?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Was Agpli canl's guilty pleac) involuwtaay duce 40 counsels wet echve deficient Assistance jw Tetality duaing all Stages of the caiminel process ?

Docket Entries

2018-12-10
Petition DENIED.
2018-11-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/7/2018.
2018-11-19
Waiver of right of respondent Texas to respond filed.
2018-06-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 3, 2018)

Attorneys

Michael F. Dixon
Michael F. Dixon — Petitioner
Texas
Andrea JacobsTarrant County District Attorney's Office, Respondent