No. 20-5174

Ronald Demetrius Thomas v. William Muniz, Warden

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-07-24
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: 28-usc-2254 constitutional-rights federal-courts habeas-corpus harrington-v-richter ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel reasonable-application state-court-review
Latest Conference: 2020-09-29
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. In applying Harrington Vs. Richter, 562 U.S. 86((2011), on the state's unreasonable application of Constitutional effective assistance of counsel in violation of 28 federal courts undermine the state courts' rulingsto a habeas corpus standard for U.S.C. § 2254(d)(1), can the Constitutional guaranteed rights to the Petitioner to find ea: - reasonable applications of controlling precedent.claim based are

2. In applying Harrington Vs. Richter, 562 U.S. 86 (2011) ciain based on the state's unreasonable application of Constitutional effective assistance of counsel in'violation of 28. to a habeas corpus standard for U.S.C. §.2254(d) (2), can"the federal courts affirm a possible "tactical choresV, .'.trial counsel made-on the basis of facts which are known to be false and misleading pursuant to 28 U. underminded by clear and convincing evidence in theS.C. § 2254(d)(1), state court record.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether federal courts can undermine constitutional rights by finding state court rulings reasonable under Harrington v. Richter, 562 U.S. 86 (2011) in habeas corpus claims based on ineffective assistance of counsel under 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d)(1)

Docket Entries

2020-10-05
Petition DENIED.
2020-09-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-07-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 24, 2020)

Attorneys

Ronald Demetrius Thomas
Ronald Demetrius Thomas — Petitioner