No. 23A564

Donte Johnson v. Nevada

Lower Court: Nevada
Docketed: 2023-12-19
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Tags: capital-punishment constitutional-error ineffective-assistance jury-instructions procedural-safeguards sixth-amendment
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus Punishment Privacy
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Question not identified.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Sixth Amendment requires a new trial when counsel fails to adequately investigate guilt-phase evidence and secure appropriate jury instructions in a capital case

Docket Entries

2023-12-19
Application (23A564) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until February 23, 2024.
2023-12-14
Application (23A564) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 25, 2023 to February 23, 2024, submitted to Justice Kagan.

Attorneys

Donte Johnson
Randolph Makoto FiedlerFederal Public Defender, District of Nevada, Petitioner