No. 20-6328

Christopher David Mayhall v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-11-16
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: conflict-of-interest discretionary-review ineffective-assistance-of-counsel remand sixth-amendment supervisory-powers
Latest Conference: 2021-01-08
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether the decision of the United State s Cour t of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
("Fifth Circuit")–whi ch denied an ineffective assistance of counse l claim base d on a confli ct
of interest despite a request to remand for a hearing on the claim–conf licts with the
decisions of this Cour t on an important matte r and therefore the decision by the Fifth Circuit
calls for an exercise of this Cour t's supervisory powers such that a comp elling reason is
presented in support of di scretionar y review by thi s Honor able Cour t.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied an ineffective-assistance-of-counsel claim based on a conflict-of-interest despite a request to remand for a hearing on the claim

Docket Entries

2021-01-11
Petition DENIED.
2020-12-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.
2020-12-01
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-11-09
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 16, 2020)

Attorneys

Christopher Mayhall
James Scott SullivanLaw Offices of J. Scott Sullivan, Petitioner
United States
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent