No. 24A723

Marion Bowman, Jr. v. Bryan P. Stirling, Director, South Carolina Department of Corrections, et al.

Lower Court: South Carolina
Docketed: N/A
Status: Denied
Type: A
Tags: death-penalty ineffective-assistance racial-bias sixth-amendment strickland-standard 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 introduces racially prejudicial stereotypes and fails to adequately investigate and present a defense due to racial bias

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

No question identified. : 2 I.

Docket Entries

2025-01-30
Application (24A723) referred to the Court.
2025-01-30
Application (24A723) for stay of execution of sentence of death presented to The Chief Justice and by him referred to the Court is denied. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied.
2025-01-29
Reply of Marion Bowman in support of application submitted.
2025-01-29
Reply of applicant Marion Bowman filed.
2025-01-27
Response of Bryan Stirling, et al. to application submitted.
2025-01-27
Response to application from respondent Bryan Stirling, et al. filed.
2025-01-23
Application (24A723) for a stay of execution of sentence of death, submitted to The Chief Justice.

Attorneys

Bryan Stirling, et al.
William Joseph MayeSouth Carolina Attorney General's Office, Respondent
William Joseph MayeSouth Carolina Attorney General's Office, Respondent
Marion Bowman
Teresa Lynn NorrisCapital Habeas Unit for the Fourth Circuit, Petitioner
Teresa Lynn NorrisCapital Habeas Unit for the Fourth Circuit, Petitioner
Lindsey Sterling VannJustice 360, Petitioner
Lindsey Sterling VannJustice 360, Petitioner