No. 18-9442
Donald Loston v. Darrel Vannoy, Warden
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 6th-amendment counsel-of-choice criminal-procedure due-process ineffective-assistance judicial-efficiency judicial-integrity reversible-error right-to-counsel sixth-amendment state-trial-court trial-court-discretion
Latest Conference:
2019-10-01
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether a state trial court denial of counsel of choice is reversible error when no threat against the interest of judicial integrity and efficiency was present?
Whether a state trial court's denial of counsel of choice and request for continuance, and presents defendant with the choice of going to trial with court-appointed counsel who defendant has, with legitimate reason, completely lost trust in, create a type of actual conflict, with high potential to constructively deny defendant the effect assistance of counsel?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a state trial court denial of counsel of choice is reversible error when no threat against the interest of judicial integrity and efficiency was present?
Docket Entries
2019-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2019-07-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-07-09
Waiver of right of respondent Darrel Vannoy to respond filed.
2019-04-24
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 27, 2019)
Attorneys
Darrel Vannoy
Donald Loston
Donald Loston — Petitioner