No. 24-5982

Benigno Perez-Aguilar v. Jeff Howard, Warden

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-11-15
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: expert-testimony hearsay ineffective-assistance-of-counsel sixth-amendment trial-court-discretion witness-bolstering
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2025-01-10
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the trial court abuse its discretion in admitting expert testimony that allegedly bolstered witness testimony, and did trial counsel's errors violate the defendant's Sixth Amendment right to counsel?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED L Expert testimony from Thomas Cottrell did nothing more than bolster Clarisse and Genesis. Did the trial court abuse its discretion in letting Dr. : Cottrell testify? Il. Trial counsel’s errors permitted the state to bolster its case with inadmissible hearsay and improper character evidence. Did trial counsel violate Benigno’s Sixth Amendment right to counsel? Til. Did plain error occurr when the state elicited inadmissible hearsay from three witnesses? ; ca *

Docket Entries

2025-01-13
Petition DENIED.
2024-12-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2025.
2024-10-11
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 16, 2024)

Attorneys

Benigno Perez-Aguilar
Benigno Perez-Aguilar — Petitioner
Benigno Perez-Aguilar — Petitioner