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Poppi Metaxas v. United States
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 20-1398 · judgment September 17, 2020
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Questions presented
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Whether the petitioner was denied effective assistance of counsel with respect to the plea process by counsel’s failure to discuss with and inform the petitioner of possible defenses to petitioner’s charges? If counsel had done so, there was a “reasonable probability” the petitioner would have insisted on going to trial instead of pleading guilty.
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Did the district court and court of appeals fail to comply with the applicable standard when denying the petitioner a certificate of appealability (“COA”).
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Brandon Creighton Sample
Brandon Sample PLLC
For respondent
Brian H. Fletcher
Acting Solicitor General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences
Proceedings
- Apr 19 2021Rehearing DENIED.
- Mar 24 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/16/2021.
- Mar 19 2021Petition for Rehearing filed.
- Feb 22 2021Petition DENIED.
- Feb 19 2021Motion of Poppi Metaxas to dismiss not accepted for filing. (February 22, 2021)
- Feb 03 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/19/2021.
- Jan 29 2021Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Jan 09 2021Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 22, 2021)