No. 21-6849
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: attorney-client-relationship constitutional-rights criminal-defendant-rights criminal-defense due-process judicial-discretion right-to-counsel right-to-testify sixth-amendment trial-counsel-strategy witness-testimony
Key Terms:
DueProcess
DueProcess
Latest Conference:
2022-02-18
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether a "Trial Attorney can prohibit or forbid, by coercion (threat to withdraw representation from Defendants Criminal Case), the Defendant to rest his own defense during Trial, despite Trial Counsel's opinion or agenda or strategy as to the Consequence of Defendant test tify.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a trial attorney can prohibit or forbid, by coercion (threat to withdraw representation from defendant's criminal case), the defendant to resist his own defense during trial, despite trial counsel's opinion or agenda or strategy as to the consequence of defendant's testimony
Docket Entries
2022-02-22
Petition DENIED.
2022-01-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/18/2022.
2022-01-18
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-12-19
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 14, 2022)
Attorneys
Edwin Vaquiz
Edwin Vaquiz — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent