Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
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20-1306 | Miss. | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | OT 2020 |
Issues: (1) Whether the Mississippi Supreme Court failed to adhere to the Supreme Court’s Sixth Amendment jurisprudence requiring counsel in a capital case to conduct a thorough investigation of their client’s background and history, and that purported “tactical” decisions are only reasonable to the extent they are based on such an investigation; and (2) whether Alan Walker was denied the effective assistance of counsel in the preparation and presentation of mitigation at his capital trial.
Date | Proceedings and Orders |
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Mar 08 2021 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 19, 2021) |
Apr 05 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 19, 2021 to May 19, 2021, submitted to The Clerk. |
Apr 06 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 19, 2021. |
May 19 2021 | Brief of respondent Mississippi in opposition filed. |
Jun 08 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/24/2021. |
Jun 28 2021 | Petition DENIED. |
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