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Wisdom Jeffery v. Nathan Brooks, Warden
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 19-14347 · judgment June 3, 2020
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
Whether a state court’s decision concerning a constitutional error, such as a claim of ineffectiveassistance-of-appellate-counsel, should receive deference under AEDPA’s 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d) within the context of demonstrating cause to excuse a procedural default especially where there is significant evidence of prejudice in the form of actual innocence.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Adam Marshall Hames
The Hames Law Firm LLC
For respondent
Andrew Alan Pinson
Office of the Georgia Attorney General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Jan 11 2021Petition DENIED.
- Dec 09 2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.
- Dec 01 2020Waiver of right of respondent Nathan Brooks, Warden to respond filed.
- Oct 30 2020Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 7, 2020)