No. 24-5725

Jose G. Barajas Gomez v. Daniel W. White, Superintendent, Monroe Correctional Complex

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-10-08
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: capital-punishment criminal-procedure ineffective-assistance mitigating-evidence sentencing-phase sixth-amendment
Latest Conference: 2025-03-07 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel is violated when counsel fails to investigate or present mitigating evidence during the sentencing phase of a capital trial

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

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Docket Entries

2025-03-10
Rehearing DENIED.
2025-02-19
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/7/2025.
2024-12-11
Petition for Rehearing filed.
2024-11-18
Petition DENIED.
2024-10-31
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/15/2024.
2024-10-29
Waiver of right of respondent Daniel White to respond filed.
2024-09-30
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 7, 2024)

Attorneys

Daniel White
Noah Guzzo PurcellOffice of the Attorney General, Respondent
Noah Guzzo PurcellOffice of the Attorney General, Respondent
Jose G. Barajas Gomez
Jose G. Barajas Gomez — Petitioner
Jose G. Barajas Gomez — Petitioner