Sherman Washington, aka Sherman Lance Washington v. Carmen Denise Palmer, Warden
DueProcess Securities
Whether petitioner was denied a fair trial by the admission of irrelevant other bad acts testimony
QUESTION(S) PRESENTED 1 WHETHER PETITIONER WAS DENIED A FAIR TRIAL BY THE ADMISSION OF IRRELEVANT OTHER BAD ACTS TESTIMONY; THE EVIDENCE WAS NOT ADMISSIBLE UNDER EITHER MRE 404B OR THE “RES GESTAE” EXCEPTION AND TRIAL COUNSEL WAS INEFFECTIVE IN FAILING TO OBJECT. US CONST AM VI, XIV. Court of Appeals answered “No” Petitioner answered “Yes” I. ©WHETHER PETITIONER WAS DENIED A FAIR TRIAL BY THE INTRODCTION OF IRRELEVANT EVIDENCE THAT WAS UNCONNECTED TO THE CRIME AND COUNSEL WAS INEFFECTIVE IN FAILING TO OBJECT. US CONST AM VI, XIV. Court of Appeals answered “No” Petitioner answered “Yes” Il. WHETHER PETITIONER WAS DENIED A FAIR TRIAL BY THE INTRODCTION OF IRRELEVANT AND HIGHLY PREJUDICIAL EVIDENCE IMPLYING THAT HE HAD A CRIMINAL PAST AND TRIAL COUNSEL WAS INEFFECTIVE IN FAILING TO OBJECT. US CONST AM VI, XIV. Court of Appeals answered “No” Petitioner answered “Yes”