No. 23-6174

Jessie Dotson v. Tennessee

Lower Court: Tennessee
Docketed: 2023-12-06
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: ake-v-oklahoma collateral-proceedings constitutional-claims due-process expert-assistance ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel martinez-v-ryan right-to-counsel state-prisoners
Key Terms:
DueProcess HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2024-02-16
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Does a prisoner have a right to effective counsel in collateral proceedings that provide the first occasion to raise a claim of ineffective assistance at trial?

2) Does a prisoner have a due process right to expert assistance in a collateral proceeding that offers the first opportunity to raise an ineffective assistance of counsel claim?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does a prisoner have a right to effective counsel in collateral proceedings that provide the first occasion to raise a claim of ineffective assistance at trial?

Docket Entries

2024-02-20
Petition DENIED.
2024-01-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/16/2024.
2024-01-22
Reply of petitioner Jessie Dotson filed.
2024-01-05
Brief of respondent Tennessee in opposition filed.
2023-12-04
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 5, 2024)
2023-09-28
Application (23A272) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until December 4, 2023.
2023-09-25
Application (23A272) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 5, 2023 to December 4, 2023, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.

Attorneys

Jessie Dotson
Kelley Jane HenryFederal Public Defender, Middle District of TN, Petitioner
Tennessee
Courtney Nicole OrrOffice of the TN Attorney General and Reporter, Respondent