No. 22-7008

Heath R. Barker v. Bobby Lumpkin, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-03-14
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: certificate-of-appealability child-sexual-abuse forensic-interview forensic-interviews habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel sixth-amendment trial-counsel
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2023-04-21
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Was Petitioner entitled to a certificate of appealability on his claim of ineffective assistance of counsel?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED 1) Was Petitioner entitled to a certificate of appealability (COA) on his claim that he received ineffective assistance of counsel under the Sixth Amendment when trial counsel failed to obtain and utilize an expert on forensic interviews in a child sexual abuse case? ii PARTIES Petitioner: Heath Barker Respondent: Bobby Lumpkin, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division

Docket Entries

2023-04-24
Petition DENIED.
2023-04-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/21/2023.
2023-03-23
Waiver of right of respondent Bobby Lumpkin, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division to respond filed.
2023-03-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 13, 2023)

Attorneys

Bobby Lumpkin, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
Katie AbellOffice of the Attorney General of Texas, Respondent
Katie AbellOffice of the Attorney General of Texas, Respondent
Heath Barker
William Reynolds BiggsWILLIAM R. BIGGS, PLLC, Petitioner
William Reynolds BiggsWILLIAM R. BIGGS, PLLC, Petitioner