No. 20-436
Thomas Haugabook v. Walter Bery, Warden
Response Waived
Tags: child-molestation child-testimony criminal-defense expert-testimony forensic-interview habeas habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance strickland-standard strickland-v-washington
Key Terms:
DueProcess CriminalProcedure HabeasCorpus
DueProcess CriminalProcedure HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference:
2020-11-06
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Did the Habeas Court err in not finding that trial counsel was ineffective under Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668 (1984) when counsel failed to engage, consult or present testimony from an expert on proper forensic interview techniques of a minor child in a child molestation case
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW L. Did the Habeas Court err in not finding that trial counsel was ineffective under Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668 (1984) when counsel failed to engage, consult or present testimony from an expert on proper forensic interview techniques of a minor child in a child molestation case. i
Docket Entries
2020-11-09
Petition DENIED.
2020-10-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/6/2020.
2020-10-13
Waiver of right of respondent Walter Berry to respond filed.
2020-10-01
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 5, 2020)
Attorneys
Thomas Haugabook
Brenda Joy Bernstein — The Bernstein Firm, P.C., Petitioner
Brenda Joy Bernstein — The Bernstein Firm, P.C., Petitioner
Walter Berry
Andrew Alan Pinson — Office of the Georgia Attorney General, Respondent
Andrew Alan Pinson — Office of the Georgia Attorney General, Respondent