No. 22-6671
Rodney P. Mazzulla v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-counsel appellate-procedure criminal-procedure due-process franks-hearing Franks-v-Delaware ineffective-assistance reasonable-performance search-warrant Strickland-v-Washington
Latest Conference:
2023-02-24
Question Presented (from Petition)
I. Does trial counsel render ineffective assistance when counsel fails to request a mid-trial Franks v. Delaware, 438 U.S. 154 (1978) hearing when the facts generated mid-trial warrant such a request?
II. Should a writ of certiorari should be granted since Mazzulla's due process rights were violated when appellate counsel failed to clarify to the Eight Circuit Court of Appeals during oral arguments that the prosecutor misled the appellate panel regarding the issuance of a search warrant
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Ineffective-assistance-of-counsel
Docket Entries
2023-02-27
Petition DENIED.
2023-02-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/24/2023.
2023-02-06
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2023-01-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 3, 2023)
Attorneys
Rodney Mazzulla
Rodney P. Mazzulla — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent