No. 20-6588
Kenneth Scott Gordon v. United States
Tags: adversarial-testing appellate-procedure certificate-of-appealability criminal-defense effective-assistance-of-counsel fourth-amendment ineffective-assistance-of-counsel meaningful-adversarial-testing prosecutions-case sixth-amendment
Key Terms:
FourthAmendment HabeasCorpus Privacy
FourthAmendment HabeasCorpus Privacy
Latest Conference:
2021-01-22
Question Presented (from Petition)
Should a certificate of appealability issue because reasonabl e jurists would debate whether a criminal defendant was deprived of the effective assistance of appellate counsel when she failed to file a reply brief, waived oral argument, and refused to file a petition for rehearing or certiorari even though the Ninth Circuit held the defendant's Fourth Amendment claim was a "close call" and a third judge would have reversed but for a decision that was clearly distinguishable?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Should a certificate of appealability issue due to ineffective assistance of appellate counsel?
Docket Entries
2021-01-25
Petition DENIED.
2021-01-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/22/2021.
2020-12-30
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2020-11-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 8, 2021)
Attorneys
Kenneth Gordon
Verna Jean Wefald — Attorney at Law, Petitioner
United States of America
Jeffrey B. Wall — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent