Antowan Thorne v. United States
HabeasCorpus Jurisdiction
Should the district court's denial of a new trial or evidentiary hearing due to counsel's failure to interview witnesses and call additional witnesses be reviewed?
QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW I. SHOULD WRIT OD CERTIORARI BE GRANTED TO REVIEW IF THE DISTRICT COURT ERRED IN DENYING THE MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL OR EVIDENTIARY HEARING WHEN COUNSEL FAILED TO INTERVIEW POTENTIAL WITNESS AND CALL ADDITIONAL WITNESSES TO TESTIFY IN THORNE'S DEFENSE? II. SHOULD A WRIT OF CERTIORARI BE GRANTED TO REVIEW IF THE DISTRICT COURT ERRED IN DENYING THORNE A HEARING TO ADDRESS THE FRANKS HEARING ISSUE? : II1. SHOULD A WRIT OF CERTIORARI BE GRANTED TO REVIEW IF THE DISTRICT COURT ERRED IN DENYING THORNE AN EVIDENTIARY HEARING WHEN COUNSEL FAILED TO SUPPRESS THE SEARCH? IV. SHOULD A WRIT OF CERTIORARI BE GRANTED TO REVIEW IF THE DISTRICT COURT ERRED IN DENYING THE MOTION FOR A C.0.A. OR §2255, AN EVIDENTIARY HEARING, OR NEW TRIAL WHEN COUNSEL FAILED TO FILE MOTION TO SUPPRESS TESTIMONY USE IN SEARCH? Vv. SHOULD A WRIT OF CERTIORARI BE GRANTED TO REVIEW IF THE DISTRICT COURT ERRED IN DENYING THE MOTION FOR AN EVIDENTIARY HEARING OR C.0.A. TO DETERMINE IF COUNSEL ERRED WHEN HE FAILED TO OBJECT TO THE INADMISSABLE EVIDENCE? VI. SHOULD A WRIT FOR CERTIORARI BE GRANTED TO DETERMINE IF THE DISTRICT COURT ERRED IN DENYING THE §2255/C.0.A., TO DETERMINE IF COUNSEL ERRED WHEN HE FAILED TO CALL ADDITIONAL WITNESS TO SUPPORT THE ENTRAPMENT DEFENSE? VII. SHOULD A WRIT OF CERTIORARI BE GRANTED TO DETERMINE IF THE DISTRICT COURT ABUSED ITS DISCRETION WHEN IT MAKES AN ERROR OF LAW? Vill. SHOULD A WRIT OF CERTIORARI BE GRANTED TO ADDRESS THORNE'S CLAIM UNRELATED TO INEFFECTIVE OF ASSISTANCE. IX. SHOULD A WRIT OF CERTIORARI BE GRANTED TO REVIEW THORNE'S PRETRIAL MOTION FOR PROSECUTOR MISCONDUCT? ii