No. 24-7086

Bakari Abdul Brown v. Eric Guerrero, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-04-29
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: appellate-conflict constitutional-law criminal-procedure ineffective-assistance prior-conviction trial-strategy
Latest Conference: 2025-06-26
Question Presented (from Petition)

IWhen the prejudice effect of the name and nature of a prior r~~i i
felony conviction in proving felon status, during the guilt phase
of trial, can be avoided, is there a conflict amongst appellate
courts where one court holds that trial counsel is not ina
ineffective for invoking the protections of fold Chief v. United
States , 519 U.S. 172 (1997), while another court deems a claim
of counsel's failure to invoke Old Chief ,'■offer of a stipulation
is without merit?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a conflict exists among appellate courts regarding trial counsel's effectiveness when invoking Old Chief to mitigate prejudicial prior felony conviction evidence

Docket Entries

2025-09-05
Rehearing DENIED.
2025-08-14
DISTRIBUTED.
2025-07-11
Petition for Rehearing filed.
2025-06-30
Petition DENIED.
2025-06-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/26/2025.
2025-04-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 29, 2025)

Attorneys

Bakari Brown
Bakari Abdul Brown — Petitioner