No. 20-6810
Michael Lanier Watkins v. Georgia
Tags: criminal-procedure defendant-rights due-process ineffective-assistance judicial-discretion lesser-included-offense sixth-amendment trial-counsel
Latest Conference:
2021-03-05
Question Presented (from Petition)
Did Petitioner receive ineffective assistance of counsel when his trial counsel, against Petitioner's instruction, asked the trial court to return a conviction on a lesser-included offense that had not been specifically charged?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Did Petitioner receive ineffective assistance of counsel?
Docket Entries
2021-03-08
Petition DENIED.
2021-02-18
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/5/2021.
2020-12-28
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 8, 2021)
Attorneys
Michael Watkins