No. 18-9811

Eli Sloan v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-06-27
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-rights criminal-jurisdiction due-process equal-protection federal-jurisdiction indian-law indigent-counsel native-american-rights sixth-amendment standing tribal-sovereignty uncounseled-conviction
Latest Conference: 2019-10-01
Question Presented (from Petition)

#1. Are (Navajo Indians)' Native American Indians U.S. citizens within the jurisdictions of 18 U.S-C.S § 1153) (Indian Country)? As reconized US. citizens,, are Indians afforded the -same! equal protection as all U S- citizens under the U.S- Constitution Amendments; specificly, on Sixth Amendment premises? ,IF yest

#2„ Who is the Supreme Law of the land in requard to full scope of protections under the Sixth Amendment, in requards to appoint-]ment of counsel to indigent defendants? The United States jisupreme Court, or; The Navajo Nation Supreme Court.

#3W Would uncounseled convictions (misdemeanors or Felonys)i § IT'5,3' be inadmissable under Fed. R. (originating from 18 U-S.C-S. | of Crim . P. Rules 40.1, 402, 403 and/or otherwise consideredi ■ ifederal jurisdiction prosecutions? If yes, would uncoynsled convictions be inadmissable the same within P-S.I. reports? If 5be inadmissable in criminal history points that increase jyes, category and/or level in sentencing guide-lines charts? If yes, (be inadmissable to as upward points to increase sentencing guide With clear finding of any of the use of these above des- jcribed uncounseled convictions; in any of the proceeding, shall it warrant, a new trail and/or new sentencing? And/orounderlevels? (questions #1, #2, #3 ? Under Standards of Strickland Y. i(Washington , 446 U.S. 668, 80 L. Ed. 2d 674, 104 S. Ct- 2052 (1984) ?;lUnder Gideon V. Wainwriqht , 372 U.S. 335, 9 L. Ed. 2d 799, 83 IS. Ct. 792, 93 ALR2d 733 (1963)?; UUrider Powell V. Alabama, 77 L.! Ed 158, 287 U.S. (1932)?; Under the unconstitional SILVER PLATTER DOCTRINE, in Elkins v. United States, 4 L. Ed. 2d 1669, 364 U.S. 206 (I960)? Does it violate violateiextradition treatys?!

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Are (Navajo Indians) Native American Indians U.S. citizens within the jurisdictions of 18 U.S.C.S § 1153 (Indian Country)?

Docket Entries

2019-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2019-07-18
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-07-10
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-05-25
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 29, 2019)

Attorneys

Eli Sloan
Eli Sloan — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent