No. 22-6571

Marcus Wayne Covington v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-01-19
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: bond-hearing civil-rights constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel public-defender sentencing-guidelines sentencing-report standing
Latest Conference: 2023-02-17
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Was Public Defender Robert Brodsky ineffective by assisting defendant to enter a plea without using improperly calculated Sentencing Guidelines policy statements?

2. Was Public Defender Robert Brodsky ineffective by not allowing defendant to present a presentence report?

3. Was Public Defender Robert Brodsky ineffective by not objecting to information about pending charges to be used in a bond hearing?

4. Was Public Defender Robert Brodsky ineffective by filing to certify a prepauper for sentencing violation pursuant to class 7 tort?

5. Was Public Defender Robert Brodsky ineffective by not bringing to Court's attention that at initial hearing defendant was not given an opportunity to speak?

6. Was Public Defender Robert Brodsky ineffective by not adopting defendant's Writ of Habeas Corpus?

7. Was Appellant Dwyer Brian ineffective in his prejudice by filing Anders Brief?

8. Was Appellant Dwyer Brian ineffective by failing to address the Court of Appeals order to address the individual issue that would benefit from adverse trial precedent on the Appeals Court identified?

9. Was Appellant Dwyer Brian ineffective by not arguing the District Court's multiple references to defendant's lack of respect for the law?

10. Was Appellant Dwyer Brian ineffective by defending that he would have to proceed PRO SE with his U.S. Supreme Court Certiorari?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Court of Appeals failed to properly consider or address the Court's abuse of discretion

Docket Entries

2023-02-21
Petition DENIED.
2023-01-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/17/2023.
2023-01-23
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2022-08-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 21, 2023)

Attorneys

Marcus Covington
Marcus Wayne Covington — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent