Eddie Matthew Amos v. Tommy Bowen
JusticiabilityDoctri
(Ground One): Is a criminal defendant, who is also a previously
convicted felon, denied a fair trial and the effective assistance of
counsel when defense counsel fails to request that the jurors be
charged on the affirmative defense of self-defense as it relates to a
convicted felon being in temporary possession of a firearm for the
purpose of defending himself from imminent peril of great bodily
harm and/or death?
(Ground Two): Is a criminal defendant denied a fair trial and the
effective assistance of counsel where defense counsel advises and
allows said defendant to plead guilty to the unlawful possession of
a firearm by a convicted felon prior to that defendant standing trial
on a felony murder charge which was predicated on the very same
unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon charge that
the defendant pled guilty to?
Is a criminal defendant denied a fair trial and the effective assistance of counsel when defense counsel fails to request a jury instruction on self-defense?