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Roderick Jones v. Tommy Bowen, Warden
Paid petition · Supreme Court of Georgia, No. S24H0400 · judgment July 16, 2024
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
Whether McCoy v. Louisiana, 584 U.S. 414 138 S. Ct. 1500 (2018) permits counsel to concede his client’s guilt in direct contradiction of his testimony that he is not guilty of the crimes charged and whether counsel is ineffective in making such a concession in contradiction of his client’s testimony and when such a concession can lead to a finding of guilt on all charges. Whether a criminal conviction following inaccurate and confusing jury instructions can stand in light of the Fifth, Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments of the United States Constitution.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Leigh Stevens Schrope
Law Firm of Shein and Brandenburg
For respondent
Stephen John Petrany
Georgia Department of Law
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Nov 12 2024Petition DENIED.
- Oct 23 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/8/2024.
- Oct 16 2024Waiver of right of respondent Tommy Bowen (Warden) to respond filed.
- Oct 08 2024Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 12, 2024)