No. 21-7026

Nehemias Samayoa v. United States

Lower Court: District of Columbia
Docketed: 2022-02-01
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appeal appeal-withdrawal civil-rights coercion dual-sovereignty due-process effective-assistance-of-counsel federal-jurisdiction indigent-defendant standing state-court-judgment
Key Terms:
Securities Immigration
Latest Conference: 2022-02-25
Question Presented (from Petition)

When a federal court enters a judgment without proper jurisdiction, does it reach an opinion that would justify a recall of mandate?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel requires a court to appoint new counsel to represent an indigent defendant who wishes to appeal a conviction, where the defendant's prior counsel advised him that he had no grounds for appeal and effectively coerced him into withdrawing his appeal

Docket Entries

2022-02-28
Petition DENIED.
2022-02-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/25/2022.
2022-02-04
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-12-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 3, 2022)

Attorneys

Nehemias Samayoa
Nehemias Samayoa — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent