Joseph D. Barnes v. Jeff Landry, Attorney General of Louisiana
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Whether reasonable jurists would have found that the district court denied Mr. Barnes a fair trial when it allowed other crimes evidence and/or bad acts to be introduced during the trial
QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether reasonable jurists would have found that the district court denied Mr. Barnes a fair trial when it allowed other crimes evidence and/or bad acts to be introduced during the trial. 2. Whether reasonable jurists would have found that the courts abused ther discretion in denying relief where Mr. Barnes proved that his trial counsel was ineffective fer failure to file a Motion to Quash due te the State's untim diness in commencement of trial. 3. Whether reasonable jurists would find that the state courts failed to acknowledge that the State knew of Mr. Barnes’ whereabouts and failed to serve a subpoena ordering him te appear in court. 4. Whether reasonable jurists would find that the State's failure to secure the presence of Mr. Barnes for court appearances did not interrupt the time limitations of La.C.Cr.P. Art. 578. 5. Whether reasonable jurists would find that the State of Louisiana failed to prove that Mr. Barnes was a quadruple offender since there were no fingerprints on one of the convictions and the State had produced an “imperfect” guilty plea colloquy em one of the predicates. Joseph #326483\Barnes Joseph U.S.S.Ct. Writ.odt INTERESTED PARTIES District Attomey's Office Orleans Criminal District Court 619 S. White Street New Orleans, LA 70119 Darrel Vannoy, Warden Louisiana State Penitentiary General Delivery Angola LA 70712 Joseph 4#326483\Barnes Joseph U.S.S.Ct. Writ.odt