No. 19-5775
Richard James Soldan v. Michigan
IFP
Tags: anders-brief anders-procedure appellate-counsel appellate-review court-appointed-counsel criminal-procedure due-process first-tier-review indigent-defendant michigan-court-of-appeals michigan-procedure plea-bargaining right-to-counsel
Latest Conference:
2019-11-01
Question Presented (from Petition)
MAY THE TRIAL COURT REFUSE TO APPFOINT SUSTITUTE APPELLATE COUNSEL TO AN INDIGENT DEFENDANT CONVICTED ON HIS PLEA WHO SEEKS ACCESS TO FIRST TIER REVIEW IN THE MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS AFTER RELIEVING COUNSEL WHO DIDN'T COMPLY WITH ANDERS, AND WITH NO RECORD THE COURT REVIEWED THE CASE, BEFORE CONCLUDING THERE WERE NO MERITS FOR APPEAL ??
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the trial court may refuse to appoint substitute appellate counsel to an indigent defendant convicted on his plea who seeks access to first-tier review in the Michigan Court of Appeals after relieving counsel who didn't comply with Anders, and with no record the court reviewed the case, before concluding there were no merits for appeal
Docket Entries
2019-11-04
Petition DENIED.
2019-10-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/1/2019.
2019-06-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 3, 2019)
Attorneys
Richard James Soldan
Richard Soldan — Petitioner