legal-abandonment

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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
24-5549 Norman Paul Felts v. United States Fourth Circuit 2024-09-16 Denied Response WaivedIFP appellate-procedure fourth-circuit-review ineffective-assistance legal-abandonment pro-se-representation timeliness Should the Fourth Circuit have addressed the merits of Petitioner's appeal even though it was untimely filed because he alleged that his counsel " aba…
24-5387 Justin Erskine v. Delaware Delaware 2024-08-23 Denied Response WaivedIFP appointed-counsel due-process initial-review-collateral-proceeding legal-abandonment procedural-right state-obligation Whether a criminal defendant on an initial-review collateral proceeding ("IRCP") is entitled to the appointment of counsel when the state creates a pr…