Wiggins v.Smith, No. 02-311 (U.S. Supreme Court) (539 U.S. 510; 123 S.Ct. 2527) (June 26, 2003) (Justice O'Connor)
Loaded on June 1, 2003
published in Punch and Jurists
June 02, 2003
Filed under:
Punch And Jurists,
Failure to Consult/Investigate/Raise.
The petitioner in this case, Kevin Wiggins, who was once diagnosed as “borderline mentally retarded,” was convicted in 1989 of the murder of a 77 year-old woman who was found drowned in her bathtub; and he was ultimately sentenced to death. After exhausting his state appeals, he filed for habeas ...
Full article and associated cases available to subscribers.
As a digital subscriber to Punch and Jurists, you can access full text and downloads for this and other premium content.
Already a subscriber? Login
More from this issue:
- Stogner v. California, No. 01-1757 (U.S. Supreme Court) (539 U.S. 607; 123 S.Ct. 2446) (June 26, 2003) (Justice Breyer)
- U.S. v. Cabaccang, No. 98-10159 (9th Cir.) (332 F.3d 622) (June 6, 2003) (Judge Raymond C. Fisher)
- Iacaboni v. U.S., No. C.A. 30013-MAP (D.Mass.) (251 F.Supp.2d 1015) (March 20, 2003) (Judge Michael A. Ponsor)
- U.S. v. Jones, No. 02-2392 (3rd Cir.) (332 F.3d 688) (June 19, 2003) (Judge Dolores K. Sloviter)
- Thacker v. City of Columbus, No. 01-4097 (6th Cir.) (328 F.3d 244) (April 30, 2003) (Judge R. Guy Jr. Cole)
- U.S. v. Jenkins, No. 01-1722 (3rd Cir.) (333 F.3d 151) (June 18, 2003) (Judge William W. Schwarzer)
- U.S. v. Britt, No. 02-10306 (9th Cir.) (332 F.3d 1229) (June 19, 2003) (Judge A. Wallace Tashima)
- Lawrence v. Texas, No. 02-102 (U.S. Supreme Court) (539 U.S. 558; 123 S.Ct. 2472) (June 26, 2003) (Justice Kennedy)
- U.S. v. American Library Ass'n, No. 02-361 (U.S. Supreme Court) (539 U.S. 194; 123 S.Ct. 2297) (June 23, 2003) (Justice Rehnquist)
- Wiggins v.Smith, No. 02-311 (U.S. Supreme Court) (539 U.S. 510; 123 S.Ct. 2527) (June 26, 2003) (Justice O'Connor)
- Elliott v. U.S., No. 02-4755 (4th Cir.) (332 F.3d 753) (June 18, 2003) (Judge Robert Bruce King)
- U.S. v. Serpa, No. Crim.A.02-10118-WGY (D.Mass.) (251 F.Supp.2d 988) (March 12, 2003) (Judge William G. Young)
More from these topics:
- Sixth Circuit Grants Habeas Relief on Ineffective Assistance of Counsel and Batson Claims, July 15, 2024. AEDPA, Batson Claims, Failure to Consult/Investigate/Raise.
- Maine Supreme Court: Defense Counsel Ineffective for Opening Door to Otherwise Inadmissible Evidence of Bad Character, April 15, 2024. Parental rights, Counsel - Effective Assistance of, Strickland Standard, Failure to Preserve Challenge, Failure to Consult/Investigate/Raise, Battered Child/Spouse Evidence, Character/Reputation/Propensity, Bad Acts Evidence.
- Seventh Circuit Orders District Court to Hold Evidentiary Hearing Where Record Insufficient to Permit Review of State Prisoner’s Section 2254 Habeas Petition Alleging Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, March 15, 2024. Habeas Corpus, AEDPA, Sentence and Judgement, Failure to Consult/Investigate/Raise.
- Fifth Circuit Affirms Habeas Relief Granted to Capital Defendant Where Counsel Failed to Impeach State’s Pivotal Wit-ness with Available Forensic Evidence, Jan. 15, 2024. AEDPA, Effective Assistance of Counsel, Counsel - Effective Assistance of, Strickland Standard, Identification Documents/Evidence, Failure to Consult/Investigate/Raise, Trial Strategy, Strickland v. Washington.
- Jesse Johnson: 194th Person Exonerated While on Death Row, Jan. 15, 2024. Wrongful Conviction, Racial Profiling, Failure to Consult/Investigate/Raise.
- Michigan Supreme Court: IAC Where Defense Counsel Failed to Request Instruction on Defense-of-Others for Nonassaultive Offense of Home Invasion, Orders New Trial, May 15, 2022. Failure to Consult/Investigate/Raise.
- Mattox v. U.S., No. 667 (U.S. Supreme Court) (156 U.S. 237; 15 S.Ct. 337) (February 4, 1995) (Justice Brown), March 27, 2019. Punch And Jurists, Confrontation Clause/Rights.
- Price v. Johnston, No. 111 (U.S. Supreme Court) (334 U.S. 266; 68 S.Ct. 1049) (May 24, 2048) (Justice Murphy), March 27, 2019. Punch And Jurists, Right to be Present.
- Russello v. U.S., No. 82-472 (U.S. Supreme Court) (464 U.S. 16; 104 S.Ct. 296) (November 1, 1983) (Justice Blackmun), March 27, 2019. Forfeiture, Punch And Jurists.
- Silverman v. U.S., No. 66 (U.S. Supreme Court) (365 U.S. 505; 81 S.Ct. 679) (March 6, 2061) (Justice Stewart), March 27, 2019. Punch And Jurists, Unlawful Entry/Conduct.