No. 20-7274

Michael Diabolis Griffis, Sr. v. Les Parish, Warden

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-02-26
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-review criminal-procedure due-process faretta-standard federal-courts pro-se pro-se-representation right-to-counsel sixth-amendment
Latest Conference: 2021-04-16
Question Presented (from Petition)

I. WHETHER THE SIXTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS DECISION CONFLICTS WITH CLEARLY ESTABLISHED LAW IN FARETTA V. CALIFORNIA AND CONFLICTS WITH THE DECISIONS OF OTHER FEDERAL APPELLATE COURTS ON DEFINING AN UNEQUIVOCAL REQUEST TO FI DECISION VIOLATES PETITIONER'S RIGHT TO DISPENSE WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL AS GUARANTEED WITHIN THE SIXTH AMENDMENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND MICHIGAN CONSTITUTIONSIN PROPRIA PERSONA, AND WHETHER THE

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals decision conflicts with clearly established law in Fareita v. California and conflicts with the decisions of other federal appellate courts on defining an unequivocal request to proceed in propria persona, and whether the decision violates petitioner's right to dispense with the assistance of counsel as guaranteed within the Sixth Amendment of the United States and Michigan Constitutions

Docket Entries

2021-04-19
Petition DENIED.
2021-03-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/16/2021.
2021-03-19
Waiver of right of respondent Les Parish, Warden to respond filed.
2020-11-24
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 29, 2021)

Attorneys

Les Parish, Warden
Fadwa A. HammoudMichigan Department of Attorney General, Respondent
Michael Diabolis Griffis
Michael Diabolis Griffis — Petitioner