No. 20-7589

Donald Dallas v. Terry Raybon, Warden

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2021-03-29
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: 28-usc-2254 constitutional-review federal-review habeas-corpus mitigating-evidence post-conviction post-conviction-relief reasonable-state-court strickland-analysis
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus Securities
Latest Conference: 2021-09-27
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Can a federal habeas court ignore post-conviction mitigating evidence solely because it is thematically similar to trial evidence?

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Cana federal habeas court conducting a penalty phase Strickland analysis ignore post-conviction mitigating evidence that is materially different in quality, quantity and specificity solely because it is thematically similar to ; what was presented at trial? . : 2. Can a federal habeas court determine that a state court decision was ; reasonable as required by 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d)(1) based exclusively on intervening precedent decided after the last reasoned state court opinion but : before federal habeas concludes? i

Docket Entries

2021-10-04
Petition DENIED.
2021-06-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
2021-06-23
Reply of petitioner Donald Dallas filed. (Distributed)
2021-06-10
Brief of respondent Warden in opposition filed.
2021-05-17
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including June 11, 2021.
2021-05-14
Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 28, 2021 to June 11, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
2021-04-15
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 28, 2021.
2021-04-14
Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 28, 2021 to May 28, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
2021-02-27
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 28, 2021)

Attorneys

Donald Dallas
Allyson R. duLacFederal Defender Middle District of Alabama, Petitioner
Allyson R. duLacFederal Defender Middle District of Alabama, Petitioner
Warden
Henry Mitchell JohnsonAlabama Atty General, Respondent
Henry Mitchell JohnsonAlabama Atty General, Respondent