No. 18-9695

Robert A. Wagner v. Jeff Premo, Superintendent, Oregon State Penitentiary

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-06-17
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: certificate-of-appealability due-process effective-representation expert-testimony eyewitness-identification habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance miller-el-standard miller-el-v-cockrell reasonable-probability trial-outcome
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2019-10-01
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether the Ninth Circuit's ruling denying a certificate of
appealability conflicts with the "debatable" standard from Miller-El u.
Cockrell, 537 U.S. 322, 336 (2003), when, in violation of long-standing
principles of effective representation, Mr. Wagner's attorney failed to
consult with an eyewitness identification expert prior to deciding that
one was not necessary in Mr. Wagner's murder trial, because the
attorney misunderstood the science behind eyewitness identifications
and the potential scope of the expert's testimony.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Ninth Circuit's ruling denying a certificate of appealability conflicts with the 'debatable' standard from Miller-El v. Cockrell

Docket Entries

2019-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2019-07-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-06-24
Waiver of right of respondent Jeff Premo to respond filed.
2019-06-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 17, 2019)

Attorneys

Jeff Premo
Benjamin Noah GutmanOregon Department of Justice, Respondent
Robert A. Wagner
Kristina Signe Maria HellmanFederal Public Defender's Office--District of Oreg, Petitioner