No. 21-5525

Thomas Richardson v. Nevada

Lower Court: Nevada
Docketed: 2021-08-31
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: aggravating-circumstance court-martial death-penalty due-process ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel post-conviction-relief rompilla-standard rompilla-v-beard
Key Terms:
DueProcess HabeasCorpus Punishment
Latest Conference: 2021-10-08
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Nevada Supreme Court misapplied the law by failing to examine or analyze the failure of counsel to investigate readily available information regarding an aggravating circumstance in contravention of Rompilla v. Beard, 545 U.S. 374 (2005)?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

question presented here is whether the Nevada Supreme Court misapplied the law by failing to examine or analyze the failure of counsel to investigate readily available information regarding an aggravating circumstance in contravention of Rompilla v. Beard, 545 U.S. 374 (2005)? ii

Docket Entries

2021-10-12
Petition DENIED.
2021-09-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/8/2021.
2021-09-02
Brief of respondent Nevada in opposition filed.
2021-08-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 30, 2021)

Attorneys

The State of Nevada
Jonathan Eugene VanBoskerckOffice of the District Attorney, Clark County, Nevada, Respondent
Jonathan Eugene VanBoskerckOffice of the District Attorney, Clark County, Nevada, Respondent
Thomas Richardson
Margaret Ann McLetchieMcLetchie Law Group, PLLC, Petitioner
Margaret Ann McLetchieMcLetchie Law Group, PLLC, Petitioner