No. 24-6049

Mario Ray Childs v. Jeff Tanner, Warden

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-11-27
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: constitutional-rights due-process fair-trial ineffective-assistance-of-counsel jury-instructions self-defense
Latest Conference: 2025-01-24
Question Presented (from Petition)

Was Petitioner Denied His Constitutional Right To Fair Trial And The Effective Assistance Of Counsel Where A Multitude Of Inactions On The Part Of Trial Counsel, Denied Him A Fair Trial Proceeding, Pursuant To U.S. Const., Amends VI, XIV; Mich. Const. 1963, Art. 1, §20, Where,

Petitioner Submits That He was denied his due process right to a properly instructed jury and the effective assistance of counsel where his attorney did not object when the trial court failed to instruct the jury that Mr. Childs was not obligated to attempt to retreat before using deadly force to defend himself and that his belief that deadly force was necessary was presumptively reasonable, Pursuant To U.S. Const., Amends VI, XIV; Mich. Const. 1963, Art. 1, §20, Where;

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether petitioner was denied his constitutional right to a fair trial and effective assistance of counsel due to trial counsel's inactions and failure to properly object to jury instructions

Docket Entries

2025-01-27
Petition DENIED.
2025-01-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/24/2025.
2025-01-07
Waiver of right of respondent Jeff Tanner, Warden to respond filed.
2024-09-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 27, 2024)

Attorneys

Jeff Tanner, Warden
Ann Maurine ShermanMichigan Department of Attorney General, Respondent
Mario R. Childs
Mario Ray Childs — Petitioner