No. 20-6061

Whittier Buchanan v. California

Lower Court: California
Docketed: 2020-10-16
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: assistant-counsel constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process judicial-review legal-appeal right-to-counsel self-representation standby-counsel trial-transcripts witness-testimony
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2020-12-04
Question Presented (from Petition)

I wish foR thE couat to decide clearly Whether My Soblic Defordon is lloived to assist the D.A. aftor the judge Relioved hen from her doties of sPReserting Me?

cuss pateR to Redizs that it's My casE of Which he is posenty a jROR Shoi he court have dismissed this juor because of ths shejudicral Naturs o.f his aRticle?

A Wituess fRom 2 PRioR thral tweNty-y=ars 2g0 was brought to testify agains in the instent case, but the trial tRansclipts were Not PRovided. Did this ws of the thial transchifts violate any my Rights.?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the court allowed the petitioner to represent himself using standby counsel when he had also been appointed assistant counsel, and whether the petitioner's rights were violated when the trial transcripts were not provided

Docket Entries

2020-12-07
Petition DENIED.
2020-11-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/4/2020.
2020-11-04
Waiver of right of respondent California to respond filed.
2020-07-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 16, 2020)

Attorneys

California
Donna Marie ProvenzanoOffice of the California Attorney General, Respondent
Whittier Buchanan
Whittier Buchanan — Petitioner