No. 18-7170

Jonathan Yancey v. Alabama

Lower Court: Alabama
Docketed: 2018-12-26
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: civil-procedure criminal-procedure due-process effective-assistance-of-counsel equal-protection exculpatory-evidence first-amendment ineffective-assistance-of-counsel sixth-amendment standing takings
Latest Conference: 2019-02-22
Question Presented (from Petition)

THIS APPEAL IS SUCH IMPORTANCE TO THE PUBLIL
CITIZEN'S THAT ARE X SEX OFFENIDERS UNDER (ASORCNA)
AS TO JUSTIFY DEVIATION FROM NORMAL APPELLATE
PRACTICE AND TO REQUIRE IMMEDIATE DETERMINATION IN
THIS HONORABLE COUVT--

(I) DOES ALARAMA'S LEGISLATURES INTENT TO FURTHER
PUNISH SEX OFFENDERS UNDER (ASORCNA) VIOLATE THE FEDERAL
CONST. ART I.SID. CII PROHIBITION, EX POST FACTO LAW'S-

(Q) DOES THE (ASORCNA) INVOLVE A TRADITIONAL MEANS OF
PUNISHMENT, BY MAKING ANY VIOLATION A CLASS "C" FELOALEY
FORPURROSE OF CODE §I3A-S-9.(H.O.F.JACT TO PUNISH_-

(3) IS THE LEGISTURE'S STATED INTENT.IN CODE S IBA-1L-2OO
TRUE, (NO)- FOR IT'S PURPOSE,AND SCHEME ISTO PUNISH FOR
IT HAS SUCH A PUNITIVE EFFECTITOVERREDES THE INTENT--

(4) DOES CODEIS-2O-DQ REQURMENT PRIOR TO RELEASE, (I)(A),
AND (1) CR): SHOW THE LEGISLATURE'S INTENT TO PUNSH SEX OFFENDERS, BECAUSE IF YOU DO, OR DONOT, IT IS A CLASS C" FELONEY.

(SJ DOES THE DEPARCHER FROM THE SENTENCING JUDGE'S DRAL
SENTENCING AFTER (3O) DAY'S TO FURTHER PUNSH VIOLATE THE
EX POST FACTO LAW'S UNDER CONST. ART I: SIO, CL/ PROHIBITED4

(6) IS THE CHARGE THAY PUT'S YOU UNDER THE REGISTERATION ACT,
A PART OF THE ELEMENT OF FHILING TO REGISTER AS A SEX
OFFENDER, VIOLATE EX POST FACTO, AND DOUBLE JEOPARDY.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the petitioner's Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel was violated when his trial counsel failed to investigate and present exculpatory evidence

Docket Entries

2019-02-25
Petition DENIED.
2019-02-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/22/2019.
2018-11-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 25, 2019)

Attorneys

Jonathan Yancey
Jonathan Yancey — Petitioner