No. 21-7012

Jessica Ewing v. Harold W. Clarke, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-01-31
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: burden-of-proof counsel-performance criminal-procedure due-process ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel innocence judicial-discretion plea-agreement plea-bargaining post-conviction
Latest Conference: 2022-04-01
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the previous court erred in denying Ms. Ewing's motion based on its own merits determination of her ineffective assistance of counsel claim

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

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Docket Entries

2022-04-04
Petition DENIED.
2022-03-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/1/2022.
2022-01-21
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 2, 2022)

Attorneys

Jessica Ewing
Jessica Ewing — Petitioner
Jessica Ewing — Petitioner