No. 21-5541
Dan Kenny Delva v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: constitutional-rights criminal-defendant criminal-procedure due-process effective-assistance-of-counsel ineffective-assistance-of-counsel joint-trial right-to-counsel severance sixth-amendment trial-severance
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus CriminalProcedure Privacy
HabeasCorpus CriminalProcedure Privacy
Latest Conference:
2021-10-08
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether it is debatable Mr. Delva was denied a Sixth Amendment
right under the United States Constitution to effective assistance
of counsel when his trial counsel failed to file a motion to sever
Delva's trial from that of his brother Bechir?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether Mr. Delva was denied effective assistance of counsel
Docket Entries
2021-10-12
Petition DENIED.
2021-09-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/8/2021.
2021-09-10
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-08-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 30, 2021)
Attorneys
Dan Kenny Delva
Dan Kenny Delva — Petitioner
United States
Brian H. Fletcher — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent