Juan Gomez v. Scott Frauenheim, Warden
HabeasCorpus
Whether the petitioner's Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel was violated when his trial counsel failed to investigate and present evidence of the petitioner's intellectual disability and its impact on his culpability
No question identified. : in an unpublished order. App. 18. JURISDICTION The final judgment of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals was entered on March 15, 2022. App. 1. The jurisdiction of this Court is invoked pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1254(1). CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS INVOLVED Section 1 of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution provides in pertinent part: “No state shall... deprive any person of life, liberty or property without due process of law.” The Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution provides, in pertinent part, that “in all criminal prosecutions” the defendant shall have the right to the assistance of counsel.”