Steven William Deuman, Jr. v. United States
DueProcess HabeasCorpus
Was counsel's decision to forego utilizing a DNA expert defense witness and agreeing to the government's stipulation of Tribal Enrollment a reasonable exercise of professional judgment under Strickland?
QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1.) Was counsel's decision to forego utilizing a DNA expert defense witness and agreeing to the government's stipulation of Tribal Enrollment a reasonable exercise of professional : judgment under Strickland? ; : ; ; 2.) Are the government's stipulations of Tribal Enrollment " gufficient to sustain a conviction under the Indian Major Crimes Act? . 3.) Is the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeal's decision contrary to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal's precedent-setting ; decision in United States v. Bruce or the United States : Supreme Court's 172-year-old decision in United States v. Rogers? . oo 4.) Does the Court of Appeals err in failing to issue a Certificate of Appealability and/or order an evidentiary . hearing on a Petitioner's claims of Ineffective Assistance of Counsel and a Due Process violation where the government has ; failed to prove all elements under the Indian Major Crimes Act and Petitioner has DNA evidence supporting his claim of actual innocence? . ‘ :