No. 23-7581

Glenn D. Odom, II v. Scott Jordan, Warden

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-05-29
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: conflict-counsel conflict-of-counsel constitutional-rights criminal-procedure criminal-rights due-process jury jury-questioning pro-se-defense waiver witness witness-testimony
Latest Conference: 2024-09-30
Question Presented (from Petition)

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Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does a criminal defendant have a constitutional right to fully present himself / herself as a witness

Docket Entries

2024-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2024-06-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
2024-06-20
Waiver of right of respondent Scott Jordan to respond filed.
2024-05-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 28, 2024)

Attorneys

Glenn D. Odom
Glenn D. Odom II — Petitioner
Scott Jordan
Todd Dryden FergusonOffice of the Attorney General, Respondent