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Daniel Martin Pirkel v. Michigan

IFP petition · Circuit Court of Michigan, St. Joseph County, No. 07-014669-FC · judgment April 1, 2024

Pending

Questions presented

Is a motion to withdraw the plea proceeding a critical stage in the proceedings, especially when this is where plea based appellants initially receive review of their claims?
Did an 1B+ year delay of Petitioner's direct appeal violate his right to Due Process under the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution?
Should the Fifth Amendment's Right to a Grand Jury be incorporated through the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Proces Clause and applied to the states?

For petitioner
Daniel Martin Pirkel

For respondent
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Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Oct 15 2026
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/6/2026.
Jan 21 2026
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 1, 2026)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis Petition Appendix Proof of Service