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Garland Ray Gregory, Jr. v. South Dakota

IFP petition · Supreme Court of South Dakota, No. 31136 · judgment October 3, 2025


Certiorari denied · January 12, 2026

Questions presented

  1. Is a Sixth Amendment ‘erroneous deprivation of choice of counsel’ structural error, an error of the most fundamental character, properly before the court as a coram nobis claim?

  2. Does the South Dakota court’s holdings not recognizing petitioner’s Sixth Amendment ‘erroneous deprivation of counsel of choice’ structural error claim, as a valid coram nobis claim, violate his Fourteenth Amendment Equal Protection of the Law right?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Garland Ray Gregory Jr.

For respondent

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Jan 12 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Dec 04 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
  3. Oct 10 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 21, 2025)