No. 24-6472
Willie R. Burgess, Jr. v. Alabama
IFP
Tags: capital-murder death-penalty expert-testimony ineffective-assistance post-conviction-relief strickland-standard
Key Terms:
DueProcess HabeasCorpus Punishment
DueProcess HabeasCorpus Punishment
Latest Conference:
2025-04-17
Question Presented (from Petition)
Under the extreme circumstances of this case, can a state court deny a Strickland claim on the merits without conducting an evidentiary hearing?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Under the extreme circumstances of this case, can a state court deny a Strickland claim on the merits without conducting an evidentiary hearing?
Docket Entries
2025-04-21
Petition DENIED.
2025-03-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2025.
2025-03-21
Reply of Willie R. Burgess, Jr. submitted.
2025-03-21
Reply of petitioner Willie R. Burgess, Jr. filed.
2025-03-07
Brief of Alabama in opposition submitted.
2025-03-07
Brief of respondent Alabama in opposition filed.
2025-01-27
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 7, 2025)
2024-12-02
Application (24A523) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until January 25, 2025.
2024-11-25
Application (24A523) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 26, 2024 to February 24, 2025, submitted to Justice Thomas.
Attorneys
Alabama
Cameron Glenn Ball — Alabama Office of the Attorney General, Respondent
Willie R. Burgess, Jr.
Ty Alper — University of California, Berkeley School of Law, Petitioner