Lawyer help with guilty pleas
Larson v. Caley
In brief
- Where it stands
- Petition Pending
Awaiting an order on the petition
- What it’s about
- Kevin A. Larson asks the Supreme Court to review whether his plea counsel’s assistance was deficient in his case from the Tenth Circuit.
- What's at stake
- Larson’s request for Supreme Court review remains unresolved, and the Court has not yet considered his claim about his plea lawyer.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
His petition was distributed for a conference, but the Court has not agreed to hear it.
The petition concerns a case from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.
Question presented
Whether assistance of plea counsel was deficient.
What happens next
The Court must decide whether to hear the petition. It was distributed for a Dec. 4, 2026 conference, but that does not guarantee an order date.
Documents
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Sources
Primary materials plus reporting. Best-effort analysis: this explainer relies on a mix of primary materials and trusted secondary sources. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.