No. 18-7826

Curtis R. Leachman v. Thomas Winn, Warden

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-02-07
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: compulsory-process criminal-procedure due-process ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel jury-determination jury-instruction jury-instructions michigan-self-defense-act psychological-expert self-defense self-defense-statute
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Latest Conference: 2019-03-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Was petitioner denied the right to compulsory process when the trial court failed to grant funds for a psychological expert to aide the jury in determining petitioner's capability to 'reason' compared to the use of 'reasonably' in the Michigan Self-Defense Act MCL 780.971 et. seq. and Michigan Criminal Jury Instruction Section 7.15 and was trial counsel ineffective for not making a second request for funds as directed by the trial court to do?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW WAS PETITIONER DENIED THE RIGHT TO COMPULSORY PROCESS WHEN THE TRIAL COURT FAILED TO GRANT FUNDS FOR A PSYCHOLOGICAL EXPERT TO AIDE THE JURY IN DETERMINING PETITIONER’S CAPABILITY TO “REASON” COMPARED TO THE USE OF “REASONABLY” IN THE MICHIGAN SELF-DEFENSE ACT MCL 780.971 ET. SEQ. AND MICHIGAN CRIMINAL JURY INSTRUCTION SECTION 7.15 AND WAS TRIAL COUNSEL INEFFECTIVE FOR NOT MAKING A SECOND REQUEST FOR FUNDS AS DIRECTED BY THE TRIAL COURT TO DO? 1.

Docket Entries

2019-04-01
Petition DENIED.
2019-03-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/29/2019.
2019-03-08
Waiver of right of respondent Thomas Winn, Warden to respond filed.
2019-01-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 11, 2019)

Attorneys

Curtis Leachman
Curtis Leachman — Petitioner
Thomas Winn, Warden
Fadwa A. HammoudMichigan Department of Attorney General, Respondent