Amos Gabriel Hicks v. Donnie Ames, Superintendent, Mount Olive Correctional Complex
DueProcess
Was the petitioner's constitutional right to due process and first amendment right violated?
QUESTION(S) PRESENTED . (1) Was the Petitioner’s Constitutional Right of Due Process and First Amendment Right to all Records violated when the Courts destroyed Petitioner’s transcripts and thereby ‘ refused to furnish the Petitioner with his transcripts to file a proper and fully developed Direct Appeal? (2) Was the Petitioner’s Constitutional Right of Effective Counsel and Due Process violated when trial counsel was ineffective by not requesting the complete case file in order to research any Court errs including but not limited to Jury Instructions; Court decisions; Voir Dire; and any other pertinent rulings within the trial proceedings? (3) Was the Petitioner’s Constitutional Right of Due Process violated when the Official Court Reporter took Petitioner’s case file to her home and did not transcribe and file with the Circuit Court the complete case file when she had the file, which was subsequently destroyed?