No. 19-7792

In Re David Lopez

Lower Court: N/A
Docketed: 2020-02-26
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: 28-usc-3231 actual-innocence cause-and-effect-doctrine constitutional-violation criminal-procedure-ineffective-assistance-of-couns ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel procedural-default structural-error subject-matter-jurisdiction
Key Terms:
DueProcess HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2020-05-15 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

(1)
WHETHER THE GOVERNMENT'S UNAVAILING DEFENSE OF THE INDEFENSIBLE, WITH RESPECT
TO THE INDICTMENT, INADEQUATE JURY INSTRUCTIONS, AND THE CONSTRUCTIVE DENIAL OF
COUNSEL, WERE CLEARLY PREJUDICIAL TO DAVID LOPEZ, FOR WHICH BY ANY STANDARD OF
REVIEW, THE COURT SHOULD FIND DEFENDANT'S COUNSEL'S PERFORMANCE, HOPELESSLY
DEFICIENT, BORDERING ON CONSTRUCTIVE DENIAL OF COUNSEL-A STRUCTURAL ERROR.

(2)
WHETHER DAVID LOPEZ'S INVOCATION OF ACTUAL INNOCENCE, AND THE CAUSE AND EFFECT
DOCTRINE, ALLOWS THE SUPREME COURT TO ENTERTAIN ANY PROCEDURALLY CLAIMS NOT
RAISED ON DIRECT APPEAL

(3)
WHETHER BY REASON OF THE NUMEROUS CONSTITUTIONAL VIOLATIONS COMMITTED BY THE
DISTRICT COURT, IT EFFECTIVELY LOST SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION AND THE POWERS
GRANTED IT BY CONGRESS UNDER 28 U.S.C. 3231 TO TRY DAVID LOPEZ.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the government's defense, jury instructions, and denial of counsel were prejudicial to the defendant

Docket Entries

2020-05-18
Rehearing DENIED.
2020-04-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/15/2020.
2020-04-08
Petition for Rehearing filed.
2020-03-30
Petition DENIED.
2020-03-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/27/2020.
2020-03-03
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-02-21
Petition for a writ of prohibition and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 27, 2020)

Attorneys

David Lopez
David Lopez — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent