No. 21-5889

Anibal Alejandro Hernandez v. Bobby Lumpkin, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-10-12
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: closing-argument courtroom-security criminal-procedure due-process fair-trial ineffective-assistance-of-counsel prejudicial-statements shackling trial-shackling
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference: 2022-01-07
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Was Petitioner denied the effective assistance of counsel when his trial counsel failed to object to Petitioner being ordered to be shackeled during the entirety of his trial based on general courtroom security?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED I. Was Petitioner denied the effective assistance of counsel when his trial counsel failed to object to Petitioner being ordered _ by the trial court to be shackeled during the entirety of his trial based on general courtroom security? II. Was Petitioner denied effective assistance of counsel when during closing arguments trial counsel told the jury that Petitioner was a "liar" and a "rat" willing to say anything to escape his charges? ii ¥

Docket Entries

2022-01-10
Petition DENIED.
2021-12-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022.
2021-06-21
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 12, 2021)

Attorneys

Anibal Alejandro Hernandez
Anibal Alejandro Hernandez — Petitioner
Anibal Alejandro Hernandez — Petitioner