No. 20-5174

Ronald Demetrius Thomas v. William Muniz, Warden

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-07-24
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: 28-usc-2254 constitutional-rights federal-courts habeas-corpus harrington-v-richter ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel reasonable-application state-court-review
Key Terms:
DueProcess HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2020-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether federal courts can undermine constitutional rights by finding state court rulings reasonable under Harrington v. Richter, 562 U.S. 86 (2011) in habeas corpus claims based on ineffective assistance of counsel under 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d)(1)

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED . 1. In applying Harrington Vs. Richter, 562 U.S. 86((2011), to a habeas corpus claim based on the state's unreasonable application of Constitutional standard for effective assistance of counsel in violation of 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d)(1), can the federal courts undermine Constitutional guaranteed rights to the Petitioner to find . the state courts' rulings are a. reasonable applications of controlling precedent. . 2. In applying Harrington Vs. Richter, 562 U.S. 86 (2011). to a habeas corpus ' lain based on thé state's unreasonable application of Constitutional standard for ; effective assistance of counsel in ‘violation of 28 U.S.C. §.2254(d)(2), can* the federal . courts affirm a possible "tactical choices'.. trial counsel made.on the basis of ; facts which are known to be false .and-misleading pursuant to: 28 U.S.C. § 2254(a)(1), underminded by clear and convincing evidence in the state court record, \ .

Docket Entries

2020-10-05
Petition DENIED.
2020-09-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-07-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 24, 2020)

Attorneys

Ronald Demetrius Thomas
Ronald Demetrius Thomas — Petitioner
Ronald Demetrius Thomas — Petitioner