No. 24-6656

Derek Burns v. Georgia

Lower Court: Georgia
Docketed: 2025-02-26
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: attorney-client-privilege evidence-intrusion legal-communications procedural-matters sixth-amendment state-actors
Latest Conference: 2025-04-25
Question Presented (from Petition)

The Georgia Supreme Court held that attorney-client communications about bond strategy and hearing preparation were merely "procedural scheduling matters" and unprotected. Does characterizing attorney client communications about bond strategy and hearing preparation as merely "procedural scheduling matters" defeat Sixth Amendment protections, particularly when state actors use information from those communications to obtain additional evidence and when multiple state actors intentionally intrude despite explicit assertions of privilege?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does characterizing attorney client communications about bond strategy and hearing preparation as merely 'procedural scheduling matters' defeat Sixth Amendment protections, particularly when state actors use information from those communications to obtain additional evidence and when multiple state actors intentionally intrude despite explicit assertions of privilege?

Docket Entries

2025-04-28
Petition DENIED.
2025-04-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/25/2025.
2025-02-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 28, 2025)

Attorneys

Derek Burns
Derek Burns — Petitioner