No. 20-6850

Ronald Eugene Weems v. Alabama

Lower Court: Alabama
Docketed: 2021-01-12
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: alabama-supreme-court attorney-representation constitutional-rights court-review due-process habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance-of-counsel ineffective-counsel legal-representation post-conviction sixth-amendment
Key Terms:
DueProcess HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2021-02-19
Question Presented (from Petition)

I) Does the Supreme Court of the United States have authority to represent a client in a post conviction petition when the Supreme Court's representative is the client did direct representation at the time of the post conviction assistance and counsel at the post conviction?

II) Does the lower court have authority to dismiss a post conviction petition when the statement dismisses the post conviction petition?

III) Does the trial court properly deny the client's right to seek redress of deprivation of effective assistance of counsel at a critical stage?

IV) Has the Alabama Supreme Court misapplied actions of the lower court in this case so that the court deprives the client of the right to appeal?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Question not identified

Docket Entries

2021-02-22
Petition DENIED.
2021-02-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/19/2021.
2021-01-29
Waiver of right of respondent State of Alabama to respond filed.
2020-12-09
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 11, 2021)

Attorneys

Ronald Eugene Weems
Ronald Eugene Weems — Petitioner
State of Alabama
John J. DavisAlabama Attorney General's Office, Respondent