Roosevelt Pollard
Current Proceedings: Unknown.
Case Number: N/A
Judge: N/A
Defendant’s Demographic Information: Black Male
Current Counsel: Unknown
Legal Status: No known proceedings pending; found incompetent to be executed by Associate Circuit Court of Washington County.
Significant Legal Issues:
Competency to be executed
Ineffectiveness of post-conviction counsel as “cause” as to claims cognizable for first time in state PCR proceedings
Existence of procedural default when state Supreme Court reviews claim “as a matter of grace” while noting default
Last Judicial Decision Related to Conviction or Sentence: Found incompetent to be executed by the Associate Circuit Court of Washington County
Reported Opinions:
Supplemental petition for writ of habeas corpus denied by Nunley v. Bowersox, 99- 8001-CV-W-FJG, 2013 WL 1686526 (W.D. Mo. Apr. 18, 2013)
Motion to recall mandate overruled by State v. Nunley, 341 S.W.3d 611 (Mo. 2011), cert. denied, 132 S. CT. 1096 (2012)
Denial of habeas corpus affirmed by Nunley v. Bowersox, 394 F.3d 1079 (8th Cir.), cert. denied, 546 U.S. 909 (2005)
Denial of post-conviction relief following remand affirmed by State v. Nunley, 980 S.W.2d 290 (Mo. 1998), cert. denied, 526 U.S. 1100 (1999)
Conviction and sentence affirmed as to direct appeal; denial of post-conviction relief reversed and remanded. State v. Nunley, 923 S.W.2d 911 (Mo. 1996), cert. denied, 519 U.S. 1094 (1997)
Prior Counsel: Unknown
Conviction County: Cole
Counts: 1
Victim Demographic: White Male
Crime Date: 12/12/1985
Sentencing Date: 01/27/1986
Trial Counsel:
Donald Catlett
Peter Sterling
James Elliot
Trial Judge: Unknown
Trial Prosecutor: Unknown