James M. Ferguson v. Pelicia E. Hall, Commissioner, Mississippi Department of Corrections, et al.
C Cout Appoint pue cefender, ak fr continace FOR Client. After client inform AtorNey he Would Not sign Wavier of preliminaly, Because he wanted to vave hearing. He was charge with stabbing his glelfeiend And he hadt stab Ano. Counse Went before the Post pone.Deiend Assistance of Counsel. Petitione defendant Effective prelimi ay hearing it woud haw believe if he had had been Exposed Victim Suffer No Stab wouNds.. Defendant Receive Notice NO he would be tired FOR Causing INTuRiEs Victim HaiR to with Cueling IRON,DRyer and Rado. Indiotent Read; stab Victim with Nife. At trial prosecution these inteoduce three tems, said, defendant beat Victim Unconscious. show hotographs of Victim Swollen face The pRosecutioN . Indictuent. Deferdant was Amend P20 for Aots he charge v with. Deferdants Not have a Right to was inform of the Nature of the Charge. to be able to
Whether the defendant received effective assistance of counsel when his attorney failed to request a preliminary hearing, which would have exposed the victim's lack of stab wounds and undermined the prosecution's case