No. 24A329
Robert Wharton v. Joseph Terra, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution at Phoenix
Tags: capital-sentencing counsel-performance ineffective-assistance mitigating-evidence prison-behavior sixth-amendment
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Question Presented (from Petition)
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Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a capital defendant's Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel is violated when counsel fails to present mitigating evidence of good prison behavior during the sentencing phase of a capital trial
Docket Entries
2024-10-04
Application (24A329) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until November 18, 2024.
2024-10-02
Application (24A329) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 17, 2024 to December 16, 2024, submitted to Justice Alito.
Attorneys
Robert Wharton
Stuart Brian Lev — Federal Defender Office for the EDPA, Petitioner