Walker v. Mississippi
Petition for certiorari denied on June 28, 2021
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.
