No. 20-5889
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: adversarial-testing certificate-of-appealability constitutional-rights constructive-denial-of-counsel criminal-procedure due-process habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance-of-counsel slack-standard standard-of-review
Key Terms:
DueProcess HabeasCorpus
DueProcess HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference:
2020-11-06
Question Presented (from Petition)
WHETHER TRIAL AND APPELLATE COUNSEL(S)' S INADEQUATE REPRESENTATION OF JESUS ANAYA CONSTITUTED, AT BEST, CONSTRUCTIVE DENIAL OF COUNSEL, WHERE TRIAL COUNSEL FAILED WOEFULLY TO SUBJECT THE GOVERNMENT'S CASE TO "STRICT ADVERSARIAL TESTING' WITH RESPECT TO JESUS ANAYA'S BASE OFFENSE LEVEL, AND APPELLATE COUNSEL FAILED TO ADEQUATELY ARGUE TO THE APPELLATE COURT, THAT (A) JESUS ANAYA'S CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS WERE VIOLATED IN THE DISTRACT COURT, AND FURTHER (B) JURISTS OF REASON WOULD CLEARLY DISAGREE WITH THE DECISION OF THE 'DISTRICT COURT', PURSUANT TO SLACK V. McDANIEL" (CITATIONS OMITTED).
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether trial and appellate counsel's inadequate representation constituted constructive denial of counsel
Docket Entries
2020-11-09
Petition DENIED.
2020-10-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/6/2020.
2020-10-19
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-09-22
Petition for a writ of prohibition and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 2, 2020)
Attorneys
In Re Jesus Anaya
Jesus Anaya — Petitioner
United States
Jeffrey B. Wall — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent