No. 19-7216

Daniel A. Ramet v. Robert LeGrande, Warden, et al.

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-01-08
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: criminal-defense criminal-procedure habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel lafler-v-cooper legal-malpractice plea-bargaining sixth-amendment strickland-v-washington
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2020-02-21
Question Presented (from Petition)

If a defense attorney advises a client to reject a favorable plea offer based on a grave miscalculation about the viability of a legal defense, has the attorney provided deficient performance?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

If a defense attorney advises a client to reject a favorable plea offer based on a grave miscalculation about the viability of a legal defense, has the attorney provided deficient performance?

Docket Entries

2020-02-24
Petition DENIED.
2020-01-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2020.
2020-01-28
Waiver of right of respondents Robert LeGrande, et al. to respond filed.
2020-01-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 7, 2020)
2019-11-20
Application (19A573) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until January 3, 2020.
2019-11-18
Application (19A573) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 4, 2019 to January 3, 2020, submitted to Justice Kagan.

Attorneys

Daniel Ramet
Jeremy BaronFederal Public Defender, District of Nevada, Petitioner
Robert LeGrande, et al.
Heather Diane Procter — Respondent