No. 24A228

Elliot Morales v. New York

Lower Court: New York
Docketed: 2024-09-03
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Tags: criminal-procedure pro-se-representation right-to-counsel sentencing-exposure sixth-amendment waiver
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether a criminal trial court violates Iowa v. Tovar, 541 U.S. 77 (2004), in failing to advise a defendant, before he waives his right to trial counsel, about his actual sentencing exposure upon conviction.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a criminal trial court violates the Sixth Amendment right to self-representation when it fails to inform a defendant of his actual sentencing exposure before waiving counsel for trial

Docket Entries

2024-09-04
Application (24A228) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until November 1, 2024.
2024-08-21
Application (24A228) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 2, 2024 to November 1, 2024, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.

Attorneys

Elliot Morales
Matthew Joseph BovaCenter for Appellate Litigation, Petitioner