No. 20-7288

Nazari Vasilich Cam v. Oregon

Lower Court: Oregon
Docketed: 2021-03-01
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-procedure criminal-procedure due-process fourteenth-amendment halbert-v-michigan indigent-defendant right-to-counsel sua-sponte-appointment swenson-v-bosler
Latest Conference: 2021-04-01
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether a state appellate court must appoint counsel sua sponte for an indigent criminal defendant who represents himself at trial, files a notice of appeal pro se, and does not expressly assert or waive the right to counsel on appeal.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a state appellate court must appoint counsel sua sponte for an indigent criminal defendant who represents himself at trial, files a notice of appeal pro se, and does not expressly assert or waive the right to counsel on appeal

Docket Entries

2021-04-05
Petition DENIED.
2021-03-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/1/2021.
2021-03-11
Waiver of right of respondent Oregon to respond filed.
2021-02-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 31, 2021)

Attorneys

Nazari Cam
Kyle Larry KrohnOffice of Public Defense Services, Petitioner
Oregon
Benjamin Noah GutmanOregon Department of Justice, Respondent