No. 23-7647
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: collateral-review constitutional-right-to-counsel due-process habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance-of-counsel initial-review-proceeding post-conviction-relief post-conviction-review procedural-default right-to-counsel successive-petitions
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Immigration
SocialSecurity Immigration
Latest Conference:
2024-09-30
Question Presented (from Petition)
1. Is a defendant constitutionally entitled to the appoint
ment of counsel in initial-review collateral proceedings?
2. Can a State assert a procedural default in a successive
collateral proceeding when it failed to appoint a defendant coun
sel in an initial-review collateral proceeding?
3. Is a State required to consider claims on the merits in a
successive collateral proceeding when it failed to appoint a de
fendant counsel in an initial-review collateral proceeding?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Is a defendant constitutionally entitled to the appointment of counsel in initial-review collateral proceedings?
Docket Entries
2024-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2024-06-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
2024-06-11
Waiver of right of respondent The State of Texas to respond filed.
2024-05-28
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 5, 2024)
Attorneys
Michael F. Houston
Michael F. Houston — Petitioner
The State of Texas