No. 21-7725

Jeffrey Ndungi Sila v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-04-27
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appointed-counsel criminal-appeal criminal-procedure due-process fifth-circuit judicial-proceedings plain-error plain-error-standard pro-se-motion summary-affirmance waiver
Latest Conference: 2022-06-02
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether the Fifth Circuit proceedings in petitioner's case "so far departed from the accepted and usual course of judicial proceedings," Sup. Ct. R. 10(a), as to call for this Court's reversal of the Fifth Circuit's judgment and a remand with instructions to conduct further proceedings in which (1) the Fifth Circuit should apply the plain-error standard to the two new issues raised on petitioner's second appeal; and (2) petitioner should be represented by appointed counsel.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Fifth Circuit proceedings in petitioner's case so departed from the accepted and usual course of judicial proceedings as to call for this Court's reversal of the Fifth Circuit's judgment and a remand with instructions to conduct further proceedings in which (1) the Fifth Circuit should apply the plain-error standard to the two new issues raised on petitioner's second appeal; and (2) petitioner should be represented by appointed counsel

Docket Entries

2022-06-06
Petition DENIED.
2022-05-18
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/2/2022.
2022-05-10
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2022-04-25
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 27, 2022)

Attorneys

Jeffrey Sila
Brent Evan NewtonAttorney at Law, Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent