No. 18-8533

Lance Williams v. California

Lower Court: California
Docketed: 2019-03-22
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-rights criminal-appeal criminal-procedure due-process evidence evidence-admissibility habeas-corpus ineffective-appellate-counsel ineffective-assistance-of-counsel insufficiency-of-evidence intent invalid-illegal-strike perjury police-report prejudicial-1101(b)-evidence pro-se prosecutor-coercion prosecutorial-misconduct uncharged-act witness-credibility witness-description
Key Terms:
DueProcess HabeasCorpus CriminalProcedure
Latest Conference: 2019-05-09
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the state courts erred in denying appeal on prejudicial 1101(B) evidence on uncharged act used to prove intent where the police report differs from trial testimony proving perjury and prosecutor coercion

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED 1. How can the state courts deny appeal on a issué of prejudicial 1101(B) evidence on | _ ~" @ uncharged act used to prove intent where the police report of states witness is : entirely different from trial testimony proving perjury and prosecutor coercion and . . Witness gives different description of defendant who says he never interacted with this witness because he was in jail? 2.How can state courts deny habeas corpus appeal that raised same issues of direct : ; appeal and Ineffective ‘Appellate Counsel for him not raising numerous meritorious issues and investigating evidence to support these issues such as insufficiency of evidence on defendants direct appeal? . , 3. How can lower state courts disregard defendants habeas corpus argument regarding the use of an invalid illegal strike prior to enhance his sentence that his ineffective appellate counsel didn't: raise on his direct appeal? oe 4. How can lower trial court commit error and cite in their denial defendant made a claim of I.A.C. trial counsel on his habeas corpus when defendant was Pro Par during ; his entire case, mistaking defendants claim of I.A.C. appeal counsel (See:

Docket Entries

2019-05-13
Petition DENIED.
2019-04-18
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/9/2019.
2019-04-08
Waiver of right of respondent California to respond filed.
2019-02-11
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 22, 2019)

Attorneys

California
Allison Hewon ChungOffice of the Attorney General, Respondent
Allison Hewon ChungOffice of the Attorney General, Respondent
Lance Williams
Lance Williams — Petitioner
Lance Williams — Petitioner