No. 19-8125

Wendell Ray Thomas v. California

Lower Court: California
Docketed: 2020-03-27
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: criminal-procedure due-process fifth-amendment ineffective-assistance-of-counsel post-conviction-relief right-to-a-fair-trial sixth-amendment trial-fairness
Key Terms:
DueProcess HabeasCorpus JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2020-05-15
Question Presented (from Petition)

I
Whether Defense Counsel Craig Wormley's Mental Health Issues
Had An Adverse Effect & Influence on the Outcome of the Trial
Where the Principle Issue Involved Wendell Thomas' Claim
Victim Jerrell Lewis Attempted to Pull a Pistol & Did So
Discharging A Bullet Fragment Discovered at the Scene Which
Did Not Match the Semiautomatic casings Discharged by Mr.
Thomas ' Firearm

II
Whether Procedural Sequence of Trial in 2006, Direct
Appeal in 2011, & Two Evidentiary Hearings (2016 &
(2019) Where Meaningful Adversarial Testing Would
Leave the Mind of A Reasonable Jurist with Sufficient
Doubt As to the Fairness Of Trial & Level of Effective
Representation, such that, In Light of Available
Evidence & Witnesses Not Heard, Judicial Relief
Warranted Under Fifth & Sixth Amendments

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Defense Counsel Craig Wormley's Mental Health Issues Had An Adverse Effect & Influence on the Outcome of the Trial

Docket Entries

2020-05-18
Petition DENIED.
2020-04-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/15/2020.
2020-04-16
Waiver of right of respondent California to respond filed.
2020-03-19
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 27, 2020)

Attorneys

California
Jonathan ames KlineOffice of the California Attorney General, Respondent
Wendell Ray Thomas
Wendell Ray Thomas — Petitioner