No. 18-9504

Rahmat Jevon Barrett v. Harold W. Clarke, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections

Lower Court: Virginia
Docketed: 2019-05-31
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: constitutional-protection criminal-procedure due-process exculpatory-evidence fair-trial habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance-of-counsel ineffective-assistance-of-counsel,due-process,sixt post-conviction-relief
Key Terms:
ERISA DueProcess FifthAmendment Punishment HabeasCorpus JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2019-10-01
Question Presented (AI Summary)

To what extent does the Constitution prohibit conviction and punishment of an accused whereby trial counsel failed to raise exculpatory evidence during trial?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED ' I. To what extent does the Constitution prohibit conviction and punishment of an accused:. whereby trial counsel failed to raise exculpatory evidence during trial? II. To what extent does the Constitution prohibit conviction and punishment of an . accused whereby the Trial Court appointed trial counsel to appear as appellate counsel, then subsequently bars the accused's pro se habeas claims because appellate counsel failed to raise claims on delayed appeal? _ III. Did Mr. Barrett, Petitioner, have a reasonable expectation of Constitutional protection when he was convicted of a criminal sex offense where the sole evidence was the alleged victim's complaint? ; IV. Did Mr. Barrett have a reasonable expectation of Constitutional protection when he was convicted and punished for a second count of aggravated sexual battery that was identical in circumstances and facts to the first count of aggravated sexual battery? : ‘ V. Did Mr. Barrett have a reasonable expectation of Constitutional protection when the Trial Court imposed a sentence that the Legislature did not determine to be fair, proportionate, appropriate, and just? . :

Docket Entries

2019-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2019-07-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-06-25
Waiver of right of respondent Clarke, Director to respond filed.
2018-08-01
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 1, 2019)

Attorneys

Clarke, Director
Toby Jay HeytensOffice of the Attorney General, Respondent
Rahmat J. Barrett
Rahmat Jevon Barrett — Petitioner