No. 25-5874

Bruce S. Myles v. New York

Lower Court: New York
Docketed: 2025-10-14
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: competency due-process fair-trial ineffective-counsel prosecutor-testimony sixth-amendment
Latest Conference: 2026-01-09
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. WHETHER THE COURT VIOLATED DUE PROCESS WHEN THE PROSECUTOR WAS ALLOWED TO ACT AS AN UNSWORN WITNESS?

2. WHETHER COUNSEL WAS INEFFECTIVE IN VIOLATION OF SIXTH AMENDMENT WHEN HE FAILED TO INVESTIGATE AND OBJECT WEN NECCESARY?

3. WHETHER MR. MYLES'S RIGHT TO A FAIR TRIAL WAS VIOLATED WHEN THE COURT ALLOWED TM TO TESTIFY WHEN HE LACKED COMPETENCY?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the court violated due process when the prosecutor was allowed to act as an unsworn witness; whether counsel was ineffective in violation of the Sixth Amendment; whether Mr. Myles's right to a fair trial was violated when the court allowed him to testify when he lacked competency

Docket Entries

2026-01-12
Petition DENIED.
2025-12-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
2025-05-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 13, 2025)

Attorneys

Bruce S. Myles
Bruce S. Myles — Petitioner