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Marcin Sosniak v. Charles Mims, Warden

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 23-11667 · judgment July 3, 2025


Certiorari denied · January 20, 2026

Question presented

Whether Petitioner has received ineffective assistance of counsel where Petitioner’s counsel allowed Petitioner who was facing the death penalty to accompany police to retrieve evidence without counsel’s presence and allow Petitioner to be interviewed by police without counsel’s presence.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Rodney Zell
Zell & Zell, P.C.

For respondent
John Henry Tab Thompson
Georgia Department of Law

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Jan 20 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Dec 31 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/16/2026.
  3. Dec 22 2025
    Waiver of right of respondent Warden Mims to respond filed.
  4. Oct 01 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 12, 2026)