No. 25A320

Phillip Michael Giles v. Chadwick Dotson, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-09-19
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Tags: constitutional-rights effective-assistance legal-research prison-access sixth-amendment speedy-trial
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Question not identified.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel and speedy trial was violated when the petitioner was denied adequate access to legal research facilities and experienced prison lockdowns that impeded his ability to prepare legal documents

Docket Entries

2025-09-19
Application (25A320) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until November 14, 2025.
2025-09-08
Application (25A320) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 22, 2025 to November 14, 2025, submitted to The Chief Justice.
Main Document

Attorneys

Phillip Michael Giles
Phillip Michael Giles — Petitioner