No. 19-7674

Kyle K. Clark v. Kevin Lindsay, Warden

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-02-14
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: competency-hearing criminal-procedure criminal-responsibility cronic-standard right-to-counsel sixth-amendment state-action united-states-v-cronic
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2020-06-25 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

DID THE SIXTH CIRCUIT DEPART FROM THIS COURT'S PRIOR DECISIONS
AND CREATE A CONFLICT WITH ITS OWN PRECEDENT AND A SPLIT
WITH OTHER CIRCUITS REQUIRING RESOLUTION BY THIS COURT WHEN
IT HELD THAT THE TRIAL COURT DID NOT VIOLATE PETITIONER'S
SIXTH AMENDMENT RIGHT TO COUNSEL IN PROCEEDING WITH
DEFENDANT'S COMPETENCY AND CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY HEARING,
OVER THE PROSECUTION'S OBJECTION, IN THE ABSENCE OF HIS
COUNSEL AND WITHOUT SECURING AN ADEQUATE WAIVER OF HIS
RIGHT TO COUNSEL, BECAUSE THE TRIAL JUDGE'S ACTION WAS FOUND
BY THE SIXTH CIRCUIT TO NOT BE STATE ACTION UNDER United States v.
Cronic, 466 U.S. 648 (1984)?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the Sixth Circuit depart from this Court's prior decisions and create a conflict with its own precedent and a split with other circuits requiring resolution by this Court when it held that the trial court did not violate petitioner's Sixth Amendment right to counsel in proceeding with defendant's competency and criminal responsibility hearing, over the prosecution's objection, in the absence of his counsel and without securing an adequate waiver of his right to counsel, because the trial judge's action was found by the Sixth Circuit to not be state action under United States v. Cronic, 466 U.S. 648 (1984)?

Docket Entries

2020-06-29
Petition DENIED.
2020-06-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/25/2020.
2020-06-07
Reply of petitioner Kyle Clark filed. (Distributed)
2020-05-22
Brief of respondent Kevin Lindsay, Warden in opposition filed.
2020-04-01
Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 22, 2020 to May 22, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-04-01
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 22, 2020.
2020-03-23
Response Requested. (Due April 22, 2020)
2020-03-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/27/2020.
2020-03-03
Waiver of right of respondent Kevin Lindsay, Warden to respond filed.
2020-02-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 16, 2020)

Attorneys

Kevin Lindsay, Warden
Fadwa A. HammoudMichigan Department of Attorney General, Respondent
Kyle Clark
Kevin S. GentryGentry Nalley, PLLC, Petitioner