No. 24-6370

Anthony Medina v. Eric Guerrero, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-01-23
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: circuit-split federal-habeas habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance-of-counsel merits-review state-court-adjudication
Latest Conference: 2025-03-28
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Is the Fifth Circuit's refusal to apply this Court's definition of an adjudication "on the merits" for purposes of 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d) debatable among jurists of reason?

2. Could reasonable jurists debate that trial counsel's near total failure to investigate Medina's case, and the ensuing consequences, violated Medina's right to the effective assistance of counsel?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Fifth Circuit's interpretation of 'adjudication on the merits' under 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d) conflicts with Supreme Court precedent in Johnson v. Williams

Docket Entries

2025-03-31
Petition DENIED.
2025-03-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/28/2025.
2025-03-10
Reply of Anthony Medina submitted.
2025-03-10
Reply of petitioner Anthony Medina filed.
2025-02-24
Brief of Lumpkin, Dir., TX DCJ in opposition submitted.
2025-02-24
Brief of respondent Eric Guerrero, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division in opposition filed.
2025-01-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 24, 2025)
2024-12-04
Application (24A538) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until January 16, 2025.
2024-11-27
Application (24A538) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 17, 2024 to January 16, 2025, submitted to Justice Alito.

Attorneys

Anthony Medina
James William MarcusCapital Punishment Center, University of Texas Law, Petitioner
Lumpkin, Dir., TX DCJ
Katherine Davis AbellOffice of the Attorney General of Texas, Respondent