No. 18-7757
William Davenport v. James Falk, Warden, et al.
IFP
Tags: criminal-procedure dna dna-evidence dna-testing due-process evidence fair-trial ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel res-gestae witness-identification
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw DueProcess HabeasCorpus
AdministrativeLaw DueProcess HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference:
2019-04-12
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether trial court erred in admitting evidence of DNA testing from mixed samples
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION(S) PRESENTED I. Whether trial court erred in admitting evidence of DNA testing from mixed samples. ll. Whether trial courts abuse of discretion violated Applicant's right to a fair trial by admitting evidence it denominated as Res Gestae. Ul. Whether trial courts failure to give requested instructions violated Applicant's right to fair trail and due process. IV. Whether trail court erred in permitting a witness to make a first time identification of defendant at trial. V. Whether trial attorney was ineffective for not employing an expert witness.
Docket Entries
2019-04-15
Petition DENIED.
2019-03-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/12/2019.
2018-09-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 6, 2019)