No. 18-697

Tony Von Carruthers v. Tony Mays, Warden

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2018-11-27
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Experienced Counsel
Tags: argersinger-v-hamlin capital-case capital-punishment criminal-defendant criminal-procedure due-process faretta-v-california pro-se-representation right-to-counsel sixth-amendment waiver
Latest Conference: 2019-02-15
Question Presented (from Petition)

Does depriving a criminal defendant of trial counsel against his will, without at least the warnings and voluntary waiver required by Faretta, violate the Sixth Amendment?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does depriving a criminal defendant of trial counsel against his will, without at least the warnings and voluntary waiver required by Faretta, violate the Sixth Amendment?

Docket Entries

2019-02-19
Petition DENIED.
2019-01-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/15/2019.
2019-01-09
Reply of petitioner Tony Von Carruthers filed. (Distributed)
2018-12-26
Brief of respondent Tony Mays, Warden in opposition filed.
2018-11-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 27, 2018)
2018-09-14
Application (18A256) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until November 23, 2018.
2018-09-11
Application (18A256) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 24, 2018 to November 23, 2018, submitted to Justice Kagan.

Attorneys

Tony Mays, Warden
John Henry Bledsoe IIIOffice of Tennessee Attorney General, Respondent
Tony Von Carruthers
Eric F. CitronGoldstein & Russell, P.C., Petitioner