No. 24A713

Matthew Lee Flowers v. Bobby Lumpkin, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-01-22
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Experienced Counsel
Tags: confrontation-clause constitutional-rights criminal-procedure ineffective-assistance sixth-amendment trial-counsel
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a criminal defendant's Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel is violated when trial counsel fails to adequately investigate and present potentially exculpatory evidence or make strategic decisions accommodating the defendant's hearing impairment

Docket Entries

2025-01-23
Application (24A713) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until March 9, 2025.
2025-01-16
Application (24A713) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 17, 2025 to March 19, 2025, submitted to Justice Alito.
2024-12-30
Application (24A713) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 8, 2025 to March 9, 2025, submitted to Justice Alito.

Attorneys

Matthew Lee Flowers
Matthew Lee Flowers — Petitioner
Matthew Lee Flowers — Petitioner
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
Jacob Moshe RothJones Day, Petitioner