No. 19-6152
Marian Papacsi Owens v. Sue Mickens, Warden, et al.
Tags: certificate-of-appealability criminal-defense criminal-procedure effective-assistance-of-counsel habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance-of-counsel judicial-discretion mental-illness right-to-counsel right-to-testify trial-counsel trial-judge trial-procedure
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference:
2019-11-01
Question Presented (from Petition)
1. Did the Court of Appeals err below in denying Ms. Owens a COA as to whether Ms. Owens received effective assistance of counsel when the trial judge forced counsel to ask questions of his client that trial counsel believed fatal to her defense?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the trial court's refusal to allow the defendant to testify by narrative violated her right to effective assistance of counsel
Docket Entries
2019-11-04
Petition DENIED.
2019-10-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/1/2019.
2019-10-08
Waiver of right of respondents Warden, Mickens, et al. to respond filed.
2019-09-30
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 4, 2019)
Attorneys
Marian Papacsi Owens
Warden, Mickens, et al.
Andrew Alan Pinson — Office of the Georgia Attorney General, Respondent