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Isiah Lamonte Brown v. California

IFP petition · Court of Appeal of California, First Appellate District, No. A152905 · judgment September 29, 2020

Certiorari denied · October 4, 2021

Questions presented

What standard of prejudice, if any, must be satisfied to reverse a conviction because trial counsel violated the defendant’s fundamental autonomous right to testify?
Must waiver of the right to testify be clearly established as knowing and voluntary? If so, how might such waiver be established, and who bears that burden?

For petitioner
Elizabeth Garfinkle
Law Offices of Elizabeth Garfinkle

For respondent
Rene Antonio Chacon
CA Deptartment of Justice

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Oct 04 2021
Petition DENIED.
Jun 24 2021
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
Jun 18 2021
Waiver of right of respondent California to respond filed.
Main Document
May 28 2021
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 6, 2021)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis Petition Appendix Proof of Service