No. 18-9198

John Naasz v. Texas

Lower Court: Texas
Docketed: 2019-05-10
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: 14th-amendment criminal-procedure due-process habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel plea-bargaining right-to-counsel sixth-amendment sudden-passion sudden-passion-defense
Key Terms:
DueProcess HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2019-10-01
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a Texas prisoner has a right to effective counsel in collateral review proceedings

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED 1. Whether a Texas prisoner has a right to effective counsel in collateral review proceedings which provide the first occasion to raise a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel. ; 2. Whether the 14th Amendment is violated when a Texas habeas applicant is denied habeas relief in a manner that is not authorized by the Texas Constitution. 3. Whether Petitioner's plea of guilty was unknowingly and involuntarily as it was tendered as a result of ineffective assistance of counsel when his trial counsel misrepresented the degree of the offense Petitioner was pleading guilty to. 4. Whether Petitioner was denied the effective assistance of counsel as guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment when trial counsel failed to interview and present the testimony of Anna Naasz which would have supported Petitioner's defense of sudden passion. &, y

Docket Entries

2019-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2019-06-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2018-10-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 10, 2019)

Attorneys

John Naasz
John Naasz — Petitioner
John Naasz — Petitioner