No. 18-5855

Derrick Knight v. Julie L. Jones, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2018-08-31
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-counsel appellate-procedure brady-violation constitutional-rights effective-assistance effective-assistance-of-counsel ineffective-assistance-of-counsel judgment-of-acquittal motion-for-acquittal motion-for-new-trial withholding-evidence
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2018-10-26
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Was Petitioner denied his constitutional right to effective assistance of appellate counsel?

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1) Was Petitioner denied his constitutional right to effective assistance of appellate counsel when his appellate counsel failed to raise an issue of trial court error for failure to grant a motion for judgment of acquittal & motion for new trial? 2) Is the State of Florida bound by the Constitution to seek the truth? 3) Must the State of Florida bring forth evidence that they have in their possession even if it would demonstrate a not guilty verdict? 4) Were Petitioner’s convictions obtained by a Brady violation of the State withholding impeachment evidence from the defense? i Fy ff, : .

Docket Entries

2018-10-29
Petition DENIED.
2018-10-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/26/2018.
2018-10-03
Waiver of right of respondent Julie Jones to respond filed.
2018-08-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 1, 2018)

Attorneys

Derrick Knight
Derrick Knight — Petitioner
Derrick Knight — Petitioner
Julie Jones
Jeffrey Robert GeldensState of Florida, Office of the Attorney General, Respondent
Jeffrey Robert GeldensState of Florida, Office of the Attorney General, Respondent