No. 21-6759
Darla Ray Jones v. D. K. Johnson, Warden
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: conflict-of-interest criminal-defendant criminal-threats drug-possession due-process effective-assistance-of-counsel forgery habeas-corpus prosecution prosecutorial-misconduct
Latest Conference:
2022-02-18
Question Presented (from Petition)
On de novo review, is a criminal defendant deprived of the effective assistance of counsel because of her lawyer's conflict of interest when, at the time of her trial, her lawyer is being prosecuted for drug possession and forgery by the same agency prosecuting her and foregoes the opportunity to further question a prosecution investigator on an issue he describes to the court as being defendant's "whole case?"
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Is a criminal defendant deprived of the effective assistance of counsel due to her lawyer's conflict of interest?
Docket Entries
2022-02-22
Petition DENIED.
2022-01-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/18/2022.
2022-01-11
Waiver of right of respondent D.K. Johnson, Warden to respond filed.
2021-12-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 4, 2022)
Attorneys
D.K. Johnson, Warden
Herbert S. Tetef — Attorney Gene. of California, Respondent
Darla Jones
Mark R. Drozdowski — Office of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner