No. 18-7028

Jameel Simpson v. James Erkerd, et al.

Lower Court: Third Circuit
Docketed: 2018-12-13
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: actual-innocence conflict-of-interest constitutional-rights criminal-defense criminal-procedure effective-assistance effective-assistance-of-counsel prejudice sixth-amendment wrongful-conviction
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2019-01-04
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Petitioner was denied effective assistance of counsel due to conflict of interest

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED: ; ; 1. PETITIONER JAMEEL SIMPSON WAS DENIED HIS RIGHTS UNDER THE SIXTH AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO EFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF ’ COUNSEL IN THAT TRIAL COUNSEL HAD A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WHICH SHOULD HAVE : PRECLUDED HIM FROM REPRESENTING THE PETITIONER AND WHICH PREJUDICIALLY IMPACTED . "PETITIONER'S ABILITY TO PRESENT A DEFENSE. 2. PETITIONER WAS DENIED HIS RIGHTS UNDER THE SIXTH AMENDMENT TO THE UNITED : STATES CONSTITUTION, TO EFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL FOR NUMEROUS FAILURES _ BY COUNSEL THUS DENYING PETITIONER THIS VALUED CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT. _ . 3. PETITIONER IS ACTUALLY INNOCENT AND WAS WRONGFULLY CONVICTED. : : . [iii] Foo oy . . :

Docket Entries

2019-01-07
Petition DENIED.
2018-12-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/4/2019.
2018-12-17
Waiver of right of respondents James Erkerd, et al. to respond filed.
2018-11-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 14, 2019)

Attorneys

Jameel Simpson
Jameel Simpson — Petitioner
Jameel Simpson — Petitioner
James Erkerd, et al.
Nancy WinkelmanDistrict Attorney's Office, Respondent
Nancy WinkelmanDistrict Attorney's Office, Respondent