| 22-7803 |
Aaron Joel Oliphant v. Montana |
Montana |
2023-06-16 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
appeal criminal-procedure due-process expert-consultation ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel right-to-counsel sixth-amendment strickland-standard strickland-v-washington trial-counsel |
A jury convicted Oliphant of assaulting his infant son based solely on a medical diagnosis of abusive head trauma ("AHT"). His trial counsel failed to… |
| 20-5498 |
John Silvia, Jr. v. United States |
First Circuit |
2020-08-26 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
attorney-performance client-representation criminal-procedure discovery evidence-preservation exculpatory-evidence expert-consultation expert-witness ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel subpoena witness-interview |
This case raises the question of whether an attorney can be found to
have rendered effective assistance of counsel where he failed to review a
signifi… |
| 19-6069 |
Kevin Dewitt Skaggs v. Ron Baker, Warden, et al. |
Tenth Circuit |
2019-09-26 |
Denied |
IFP |
criminal-procedure criminal-procedure-sixth-amendment cumulative-analysis evidence expert-consultation expert-witness ineffective-assistance-of-counsel overwhelming-evidence pre-trial-investigation sixth-amendment strickland-standard strickland-v-washington trial-strategy |
Whether defense counsel performs unreasonably under the Sixth Amendment if their pre-trial and trial investigations and strategies are based on their … |