No. 23A394

Steven LaWayne Nelson v. Bobby Lumpkin, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-11-01
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Experienced Counsel
Tags: circuit-split federal-review habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance section-2254 state-court
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Question not identified.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the preclusive scope of 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d) permits federal courts to consider ineffective assistance of counsel claims that were not adjudicated on the merits in state court proceedings

Docket Entries

2023-11-02
Application (23A394) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until December 11, 2023.
2023-10-30
Application (23A394) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 9, 2023 to December 11, 2023, submitted to Justice Alito.

Attorneys

Steven Lawayne Nelson
Meaghan Elizabeth McLaine VerGowO'Melveny & Myers LLP, Petitioner