No. 20-6608

Zachary Michael Patten v. Michigan

Lower Court: Michigan
Docketed: 2020-12-11
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel insanity-defense investigation medication mental-health search-and-seizure
Latest Conference: 2021-02-19
Question Presented (from Petition)

I. Pettioner was denied his constititonal right to the effective assistance of counsel, where in spite of pettoners eftensive mentd health history and the facts of the case indicating that he was legully insane when Ms. Portilla-Espurza killed, Counsel fauled to investigete and raise the defense of insanity.

n independent evaluation of pettoners competence to stend trial and in eling to investigate pettoners ment health history and discover tathe e eto to coe ith menheahid P was pregdd becaue o ths ero peentdhim massshng n us own defense. acts of the case to prepare, present and delend his chent withadebense o lonvct pettner, also petitoner is entitted to a new trial where vider

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Question not identified

Docket Entries

2021-02-22
Petition DENIED.
2021-01-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/19/2021.
2020-07-21
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 11, 2021)

Attorneys

Zachary Patten
Zachary Michael Patten — Petitioner