No. 24-5527

Adrian Mahdee Akram v. James Corrigan, Warden

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-09-12
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: alibi-defense constitutional-rights ineffective-assistance sixth-amendment strickland-standard trial-counsel
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2024-11-01
Question Presented (from Petition)

1.) Does Petitioner Adrian Akram's conviction rest on a violation of his Sixth Amendment rights announced in Strickland v. Washington? Where he was deprived of his constitutional right to trial counsel's duty to a complete and thorough investigation or to give a reasonable explanation why he did not? (A) and (B) Counsel's duty to present the available alibi evidence to substantiate petitioner's affirmative time line alibi defense after telling the jury he would present that evidence, where trial counsel gave no reasonable explanation why he did not present that evidence?

2.) Where there is no evidence in the record what so ever trial counsel did any investigation into Adonis Akram, does placing his name on the alibi notice/witness list constitute Strickland standard "complete" and "thorough investigation"?

3.) Where there is no evidence in the record, that during petitioner's third and final trial, defense counsel presented any of the available evidence, by any witness, including Rachel Akram, that petitioner was seen at the viewing services at the Swanson Funeral Home at 5:30 thru 5:40pm the time of Orlando Miller's shooting, does not presenting the available evidence constitute a violation of Strickland effective assistance of Counsel obligations? Where defense counsel himself told the jury he did not present any witness claiming to have seen petitioner there at the time of the murder, does this evidence contradict the United States Court of Appeals decision?

4.) Should the "Law of the Case" doctrine have Constitutional Protections?

5.) Dobs the "New Standard" set by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, for No longer needing to interview witnesses for the defense, as long as defense counsel places their names on the notice of alibi comply with Strickland?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Adrian Akram's conviction violated his Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel under Strickland v. Washington by failing to conduct a complete investigation and present available alibi evidence

Docket Entries

2024-11-04
Petition DENIED.
2024-10-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/1/2024.
2024-10-10
Waiver of James Corrigan, Warden of right to respond submitted.
2024-10-10
Waiver of right of respondent James Corrigan, Warden to respond filed.
2024-09-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 15, 2024)

Attorneys

Adrian Akram
Adrian Akram — Petitioner
James Corrigan, Warden
Ann Maurine ShermanMichigan Department of Attorney General, Respondent