No. 20-7873
Kenneth McBride v. Dushan Zatecky, Superintendent, Pendleton Correctional Facility
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 6th-amendment civil-rights constitutional-rights contract-duress criminal-procedure double-jeopardy due-process pro-se-representation right-to-counsel
Key Terms:
DueProcess FourthAmendment FifthAmendment Punishment Privacy
DueProcess FourthAmendment FifthAmendment Punishment Privacy
Latest Conference:
2021-06-03
Question Presented (from Petition)
WHETHER A STATE CAN FORCE A U.S. CITIZEN TO FACE CRIMNINAL CHARGES, WITHOUT THE
ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL AFTER THE U.S. CITIZEN KEPT TELLING STATE COURTS HE IS NOT CAPABLE OF
GOING PRO SE AND THAT HE NEEDS COUNSEL?
WHETHER FEDERAL LAW PERMITS A STATE TO FORCE A CONTRACT THAT WAS SIGNED UNDER
DURESS; AND CALL IT A VALID WAIVER OF FEDERAL RIGHT?
WHETHER A STATE COURT CAN PUNISH A U.S. CITIZEN MULTIPLE TIMES FOR ONE OFFENSE, BECAUSE
IT WAS A CRIME OF VIOLENCE, IN VIOLATION OF DOUBLE JEOPARDY PROTECTIONS?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a state can force a U.S. citizen to face criminal charges without the assistance of counsel
Docket Entries
2021-09-10
Rehearing DENIED.
2021-08-19
DISTRIBUTED.
2021-06-24
Petition for Rehearing filed.
2021-06-07
Petition DENIED.
2021-05-19
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/3/2021.
2021-05-14
Waiver of right of respondent Zatecky, Supt., Pendleton to respond filed.
2021-04-21
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 28, 2021)
Attorneys
Kenneth McBride
Kenneth McBride — Petitioner
Zatecky, Supt., Pendleton
Stephen Richard Creason — Respondent