Richard W. Williams v. Sherie Korneman, Warden
DueProcess HabeasCorpus
Does having biased jurors on a jury panel, one of which stated during voir dire questioning, 'murder is murder. I don't believe there's a defense for murder,' violate a defendant's Sixth and Fourteenth Amendment rights to due-process, effective-assistance, certificate-of-appealability, further-proceedings
QUESTION(S) PRESENTED... <7" , 1) Does having biased jurors on a jury panel, one of. which stated during ae voir dire questioning, "murder is murder. I don't believe there's a defense for murder," violate a defendant's Sixth and Fourteenth Amendment rights to due process and effective assistance, that would give cause for issuance of a Certificate of Appealability and encouragement for further proceedings? 2) Does being deprived of conflict-free and effective assistance at all critical stages, because counsel of the Missouri Public Defender's Office appointed to represent the defendant labored under the weight of too many cases, which the state supreme court concedes inevitably creates a conflict ' of interest, violate a defendant's Sixth and Fourteenth Amendment rights to due process and effective assistance, that would give cause for issuance of a Certificate of Appealability and encouragement for further proceedings?