No. 20-5173

Juan Domingo Velazquez v. Texas

Lower Court: Texas
Docketed: 2020-07-24
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: court-appointed-counsel criminal-procedure defendant-rights due-process ineffective-assistance jury-trial plea-of-not-guilty right-to-counsel sixth-amendment structural-error
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Immigration
Latest Conference: 2020-09-29
Question Presented (from Petition)

Was it "structural error" that violated Petitioner's Sixth Amendment autonomy rights when Petitioner's court appointed counsel conceeded his client's guilt to the jury after Petitioner had entered a plea of not guilty?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Was it structural error that violated Petitioner's Sixth Amendment autonomy rights when Petitioner's court-appointed counsel conceded his client's guilt to the jury after Petitioner had entered a plea of not guilty?

Docket Entries

2020-10-05
Petition DENIED.
2020-09-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-05-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 24, 2020)

Attorneys

Juan Domingo Velazquez
Juan Domingo Velazquez — Petitioner