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Willard Hall v. Edward Bickham, Warden
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 20-30058 · judgment April 9, 2021
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate: the model weighted this down for a self-represented petitioner.
Questions presented
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Whether the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana properly concluded the petitioner was not deprived of his right to a fair and impartial trial due to his jury not representing a fair cross-section of his community.
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Whether the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana properly concluded the petitioner received effective assistance of counsel by counsel’s actions of (a) failing to procure a pre-trial hearing on probable cause and (b) failing to challenge the composition of the jury.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Willard Hall
For respondent
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Case
Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Order
Order list, October 4, 2021 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Oct 04 2021Petition DENIED.
- Aug 11 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
- Jun 03 2021Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 26, 2021)