stand-by-counsel

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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
24-5079 John W. Patton v. Louisiana Louisiana 2024-07-16 Denied Response WaivedIFP actual-innocence confrontation constitutional-rights due-process fair-trial grand-jury impartial-judge judicial-interference perjury pro-se-defendant sixth-amendment stand-by-counsel transcript 1. What defense tools are Louisiana pro-se defendants entitled to when they choose to represent themselves pro-se at trial? a. Does it Violate Due Pro…
21-7540 In Re Rufus Paul Harris 2022-04-05 Denied Response WaivedIFP constitutional-right fair-trial in-absentia pro-se-defendant pro-se-representation self-representation sixth-amendment stand-by-counsel trial-court The question presented by this case has never been addressed to permit existing stand-by counsel to assume representation for an 'in absentia' pro-se …