No. 24-409

Roderick Jones v. Tommy Bowen, Warden

Lower Court: Georgia
Docketed: 2024-10-11
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process ineffective-assistance jury-instructions sixth-amendment
Key Terms:
DueProcess CriminalProcedure Securities
Latest Conference: 2024-11-08
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether McCoy v. Louisiana permits counsel to concede a client's guilt in direct contradiction of the client's testimony and whether such a concession constitutes ineffective assistance of counsel

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED Whether McCoy v. Louisiana, 584 U.S. 414 138 8. Ct. 1500 (2018) permits counsel to concede his client’s guilt in direct contradiction of his testimony that he is not guilty of the crimes charged and whether counsel is ineffective in making such a concession in contradiction of his client’s testimony and when such a concession can lead to a finding of guilt on all charges. Whether a_ criminal conviction following inaccurate and confusing jury instructions can stand in light of the Fifth, Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments of the United States Constitution.

Docket Entries

2024-11-12
Petition DENIED.
2024-10-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/8/2024.
2024-10-16
Waiver of right of respondent Tommy Bowen (Warden) to respond filed.
2024-10-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 12, 2024)

Attorneys

Roderick Jones
Leigh Stevens SchropeLaw Firm of Shein and Brandenburg, Petitioner
Leigh Stevens SchropeLaw Firm of Shein and Brandenburg, Petitioner
Tommy Bowen (Warden)
Stephen John PetranyGeorgia Department of Law, Respondent
Stephen John PetranyGeorgia Department of Law, Respondent