No. 20-436

Thomas Haugabook v. Walter Bery, Warden

Lower Court: Georgia
Docketed: 2020-10-06
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
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
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 BernsteinThe Bernstein Firm, P.C., Petitioner
Brenda Joy BernsteinThe Bernstein Firm, P.C., Petitioner
Walter Berry
Andrew Alan PinsonOffice of the Georgia Attorney General, Respondent
Andrew Alan PinsonOffice of the Georgia Attorney General, Respondent