Lawyers for plea withdrawal
Hendrix v. United States
In brief
- Where it stands
- Dismissed
Petition denied.
- What it’s about
- Tarrell Hendrix asked whether an appeals court could treat an assumed denial of a lawyer while he sought to withdraw his guilty plea as harmless because a lawyer was later appointed and the court found his motion lacked merit.
- Who it affects
- Hendrix did not get Supreme Court review, and the question about counsel and his plea-withdrawal motion was left undecided in this case.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
The Supreme Court refused to hear his case and did not decide that question.
The case came from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
Question presented
Whether a court may affirm an assumed denial of counsel during adjudication of a motion to withdraw a guilty plea on the ground that the error was harmless because counsel was later appointed and the court determined that the motion lacked merit.
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