No. 20-7835

Steven Cooper v. Florida

Lower Court: Florida
Docketed: 2021-04-22
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: adverse-possession circuit-court constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process mandamus right-to-counsel trespass
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference: 2021-06-24
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether it is appropriate for a capias to be issued after a defendant makes
the required written waiver of presence as allowed for by the Florida Rules
of Criminal Procedure of which affords a defendant the right to waive its
presence at pretrial conferences upon filing a written waiver.

2. Whether a public defender has the right to deny a defendant the right to
waive their presence as afforded by the Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure.

3. Whether a circuit court has the right to refuse to accept a written waiver of
presence filed pro per, after receiving a motion to discharge incompetent
ineffective counsel and notice of adversarial relationship.

4. Whether a judgment denying mandamus relief without explanation by the
Florida First District Court of Appeal is unconstitutional.

5. Whether it is unconstitutional for a citizen to be arrested for trespass, grand
theft and criminal mischief simply for adversely possessing real property.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a defendant has the right to waive presence at pretrial conferences

Docket Entries

2021-09-10
Rehearing DENIED.
2021-08-19
DISTRIBUTED.
2021-07-23
Petition for Rehearing filed.
2021-06-28
Petition DENIED.
2021-06-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/24/2021.
2021-03-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 24, 2021)

Attorneys

Steven Cooper
Steven Cooper — Petitioner