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Hill v. Curtin

Petition for certiorari denied on December 7, 2015
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
15-441 6th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2015

Issue: (1) Whether it is an unreasonable application of clearly established federal law to deny the right of self-representation at trial where doing so was not necessary to further any valid government interest; and (2) whether the Michigan Supreme Court’s purported factual finding that granting petitioner’s Faretta request would have caused disruption, undue inconvenience, and burden was objectively unreasonable.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Oct 7 2015Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 9, 2015)
Oct 30 2015Waiver of right of respondent Cindi S. Curtin, Warden to respond filed.
Nov 17 2015DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 4, 2015.
Dec 7 2015Petition DENIED.