No. 20-8248

Richard W. Williams v. Sherie Korneman, Warden

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-06-08
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: certificate-of-appealability conflict-of-interest constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process effective-assistance fourteenth-amendment further-proceedings ineffective-assistance public-defender sixth-amendment
Latest Conference: 2021-09-27
Question Presented (from Petition)

1) TOir S™ r?„!SK 'ed'JUr0 SS °3 a ^ P31"51' one °f-«Mch stated during
d^nse ' Sixth 'ancHFourteent^Amendment

2)Does being deprived of conflict-free and effective
critical stages, because counsel of the Missouri Public Defender'-? off,™
appointed to represent the defendant labored under^the weipSof ton In
cases which the state supreme court concedes inevitably creates o
of interest, violate a defendant's Sixth and Fourteenth^Amendment rights

If aUCeSificate nofeADDea] Vh■ ta"ce ' that would give cause for issuance
lficate of Appealability and encouragement for further proceedings?assistance at all

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does having biased jurors on a jury panel, one of which stated during voir dire questioning, 'murder is murder. I don't believe there's a defense for murder,' violate a defendant's Sixth and Fourteenth Amendment rights to due-process, effective-assistance, certificate-of-appealability, further-proceedings

Docket Entries

2021-10-04
Petition DENIED.
2021-07-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
2021-05-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 8, 2021)

Attorneys

Richard W. Williams
Richard W. Williams — Petitioner