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2 results for “Willie R. Burgess, Jr.”
| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24-6472 | Willie R. Burgess, Jr. v. Alabama | Alabama | 2025-02-05 | Denied | capital-murder death-penalty expert-testimony ineffective-assistance post-conviction-relief strickland-standard | Under the extreme circumstances of this case, can a state court deny a Strickland claim on the merits without conducting an evidentiary hearing? |
| 24A523 | Willie R. Burgess, Jr. v. Alabama | Alabama | 2024-11-27 | Presumed Complete | capital-murder death-penalty eighth-amendment evidentiary-hearing postconviction state-review | Whether the Eighth Amendment permits the imposition of a death sentence following a capital murder conviction where the defendant was denied an eviden… |