faretta-standard
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| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-6476 | Demond Depree Bluntson v. Texas | Texas | 2026-01-05 | Pending | IFP | faretta-standard fourteenth-amendment judicial-discretion mental-illness self-representation sixth-amendment | This case presents important issues concerning the Sixth Amendment right to represent oneself in a criminal proceeding and the fair administration of … |
| 21-7913 | William Earl Sweet v. Florida | Florida | 2022-05-19 | Denied | IFP | criminal-procedure due-process equal-protection faretta-standard fourteenth-amendment habeas-corpus harmless-error self-representation timeliness | 1. Whether the Petitioner's right to self-representation was violated when the trial court denied the Petitioner's request to proceed pro se and the F… |
| 21-7904 | Vladimir Duarte v. New York | New York | 2022-05-18 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process faretta-standard faretta-v-california self-representation sincerity sixth-amendment unequivocal-request waiver-of-counsel | When a defendant makes an "unequivocal" request for self-representation, the court must, under Faretta v. California, 422 U.S. 806, 835-836 (1975), pe… |
| 20-7274 | Michael Diabolis Griffis, Sr. v. Les Parish, Warden | Sixth Circuit | 2021-02-26 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | appellate-review criminal-procedure due-process faretta-standard federal-courts pro-se pro-se-representation right-to-counsel sixth-amendment | I. WHETHER THE SIXTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS DECISION CONFLICTS WITH CLEARLY ESTABLISHED LAW IN FARETTA V. CALIFORNIA AND CONFLICTS WITH THE DECISION… |