No. 21-7572

Rebekah Rachell Shropshire v. Bobby Lumpkin, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-04-07
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: compulsory-process confrontation-clause due-process effective-assistance-of-counsel fair-trial right-to-present-a-defense
Latest Conference: 2022-06-09
Question Presented (from Petition)

I would like to Know wohy am I incarcerated and denied reliet from the state of Texas for the violation of my Constitutional rights after cessive delay on the states beh

)was it reasonable defense for the triat counsel to not object to Trial Court's failure to instruct for a lesser Charge then murder Fevidence Weighs to selt defense?

)was it reasonable for trial Counsed to fail to object to state kpert opinion during Closing argument her constitut jonal right to silence after arrest and reading of arinda rights?

was it reasonable for Trial counsel to fail to designate allexpert 0 itne sses including her father who is trained os a combat forkaives the Urited states military during Vietnam a

was it reasonable for trial counsel to withhold anyevidence support applicants innocence?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the trial court's failure to allow the defendant to present evidence and argument that was crucial to her defense violated her constitutional rights

Docket Entries

2022-06-13
Petition DENIED.
2022-05-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/9/2022.
2022-02-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 9, 2022)

Attorneys

Rebekah Rahell Shropshire
Rebekah Rachell Shropshire — Petitioner