No. 21-6932

Joshua Dixon v. Ricky D. Dixon, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2022-01-20
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-counsel criminal-procedure federal-review ineffective-assistance-of-counsel state-court-findings sufficiency-of-evidence
Latest Conference: 2022-03-18
Question Presented (from Petition)

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Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a criminal defendant can make any findings in any state court regarding the criteria for conviction while represented by appointed counsel, further, as an appellate counsel fails to preserve for federal review a claim of a criminal defendant that the evidence was insufficient to support the conviction

Docket Entries

2022-03-21
Petition DENIED.
2022-02-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/18/2022.
2022-02-22
Waiver of right of respondent Ricky D. Dixon to respond filed.
2022-01-06
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 22, 2022)

Attorneys

Joshua Dixon
Joshua Dixon — Petitioner
Ricky D. Dixon
Celia A. Terenzio — Respondent