Wilshaun King v. Mike Brown, Acting Warden
HabeasCorpus
Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel for plea offers during jury deliberations
QUESTIONS PRESENTED , I. PETITIONER'S TRIAL COUNSEL WAS APPROACHED AT THE TIME THE JURY RETIRED FOR DELIBEARITONS BY PROSECUTING ATTORNEY SCOTT EHLFELDT TENDERING A PLEA OFFER FOR PETITIONER. TRIAL COUNSEL CHOSE NOT TO INFORM PETITIONER KING ABOUT THE PLEA OFFER. SUBSEQUENTLY, PETITIONER WAS FOUND GUILTY ALL CHARGES AND . SENTENCED TO A MANDATORY LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE SENTENCE, 10 TO 50 YEARS, AND 2 YEARS 11 MONTHS TO 10 YEARS SENTENCE. COUNSEL PROVIDED AN AFFIDAIVT DETAINING THAT HE FAILED TO INFORM PETITONER OF THE PLEA THAT WAS OFFERED. DOES THE SIXTH AMENDMENT RIGHT TO THE EFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL EXTEND TO PLEA OFFERS DURING JURY DELIBERATIONS? . II. DURING THE COURSE OF PETITIONER'S TRIAL, A NON-TESTIFYING EXAMINER'S : AUTOPSY REPORT, OPINION AND CONCLUSIONS WERE USED BY A SUBSTITUTE MEDICAL EXAMINER, TESTIFYING FACTUALLY OF HER EXPERT OPINIONS AND USING AN ANATOMICAL SKETCH BASED ON THE NON-TESTIFYING MEDICAL EXAMINER'S .OPINIONS AND : CONCLUSIONS. DOES THE SIXTH AMENDMENT INVOKE THE CONFRONTATION CLAUSE MAKING THE AUTOPSY REPORT TESTIMONIAL WHEN IT IS SPECIFICALLY PERFORMED FOR USE IN LATER CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS? I li