No. 20-5119
Wayne Powell v. Ohio
IFP
Tags: death-penalty due-process eighth-amendment expert-funding hurst-v-florida indigent-defendant ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel postconviction-relief sixth-amendment
Latest Conference:
2020-10-09
Question Presented (from Petition)
1. Does Ohio's postconviction process allow indigent defendants a substantive opportunity to develop claims that comport with Ohio's collateral review requirements where indigent defendants are denied funding for postconviction experts?
2. Is Ohio's death penalty scheme unconstitutional under Hurst v. Florida?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Does Ohio's postconviction process allow indigent defendants a substantive opportunity to develop claims that comport with Ohio's collateral review requirements where indigent defendants are denied funding for postconviction-experts
Docket Entries
2020-10-13
Petition DENIED.
2020-09-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/9/2020.
2020-08-20
Brief of respondent Ohio in opposition filed.
2020-07-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 20, 2020)
Attorneys
Ohio
Evy Michale Jarrett — Lucas County Prosecutor's Office, Respondent
Wayne Powell
Erika Marie LaHote — Office of the Ohio Public Defender, Petitioner