No. 25-6353
Marcin Sosniak v. Charles Mims, Warden
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: criminal-procedure death-penalty evidence-retrieval ineffective-assistance police-interview right-to-counsel
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus CriminalProcedure Punishment
HabeasCorpus CriminalProcedure Punishment
Latest Conference:
2026-01-16
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether Petitioner has received ineffective assistance of counsel where Petitioner's counsel allowed Petitioner who was facing the death penalty to accompany police to retrieve evidence without counsel's presence and allow Petitioner to be interviewed by police without counsel's presence.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether Petitioner has received ineffective assistance of counsel where Petitioner's counsel allowed Petitioner who was facing the death penalty to accompany police to retrieve evidence without counsel's presence and allow Petitioner to be interviewed by police without counsel's presence.
Docket Entries
2026-01-20
Petition DENIED.
2025-12-31
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/16/2026.
2025-12-22
Waiver of right of respondent Warden Mims to respond filed.
2025-10-01
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 12, 2026)
Attorneys
Marcin Sosniak
Rodney Zell — Zell & Zell, P.C., Petitioner
Warden Mims
John Henry Tab Thompson — Georgia Department of Law, Respondent