No. 18A1263

Keith D. Nelson v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-06-04
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Tags: capital-sentencing certificate-of-appealability constitutional-standards death-penalty eighth-amendment ineffective-assistance
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Eighth Amendment and standards for ineffective assistance of counsel require a new sentencing hearing when trial counsel's performance falls below constitutional standards in a federal capital case

Docket Entries

2019-06-05
Application (18A1263) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until August 8, 2019.
2019-05-31
Application (18A1263) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 9, 2019 to August 8, 2019, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.

Attorneys

Keith D. Nelson
Paula K. HarmsFed. Public Defender, AZ, Petitioner
Paula K. HarmsFed. Public Defender, AZ, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent