No. 20-8367

Kiera Shanice Graham v. Brooks Benton, Warden

Lower Court: Georgia
Docketed: 2021-06-21
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: constitutional-rights counsel-representation criminal-procedure due-process ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel plea-bargaining right-to-counsel sentencing voluntary-decision
Key Terms:
Immigration
Latest Conference: 2021-09-27
Question Presented (from Petition)

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Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is a defendant's plea valid when counsel misinformed them about the potential sentence?

Docket Entries

2021-10-04
Petition DENIED.
2021-08-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
2021-04-30
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 21, 2021)

Attorneys

Kiera Shanice Graham
Kiera Shanice Graham — Petitioner