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Thomas Haugabook v. Walter Bery, Warden

Paid petition · Supreme Court of Georgia, No. S19H1279 · judgment May 4, 2020

Certiorari denied · November 9, 2020
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

I. Did the Habeas Court err in not finding that trial counsel was ineffective under Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668 (1984) when counsel failed to engage, consult or present testimony from an expert on proper forensic interview techniques of a minor child in a child molestation case.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Brenda Joy Bernstein
The Bernstein Firm, P.C.

For respondent
Andrew Alan Pinson
Office of the Georgia Attorney General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Nov 09 2020
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Oct 21 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/6/2020.
  3. Oct 13 2020
    Waiver of right of respondent Walter Berry to respond filed.
  4. Oct 01 2020
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 5, 2020)