BOLIEK, WILLIAM

DOB: March 15, 1956
Race: White
Gender: Male

CRIME AND TRIAL

County of conviction: Camden
Number of counts: 1
Race of victim: White
Gender of victim: Female
Date of crime: August 30, 1983
Date of sentencing: December 12, 1984

TRIAL COUNSEL:

Julian Ossman, Kate Markie

Current proceedings:

• Executive clemency (stay of execution by governor)

Last judicial decision:

CURRENT COUNSEL:

Charles W. Gordon
4520 Main St., Suite 1100
Kansas City, MO 64111
816-931-5557

REPORTED OPINIONS:

• Boliek v. Bowersox, 96 F.3d 1070 (8th Cir. 1996) (reversing district court's grant of habeas relief), cert. denied, 520 U.S. 1267 (1997)
   
• Conviction and sentence affirmed on direct appeal: State v. Boliek, 706 S..W.2d 847 (Mo. banc 1986), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 903 (1986).
   
• Denial of post-conviction relief affirmed: Boliek v. State, 755 S.W.2d 417 (Mo. App. S.D. 1988), transfer denied Jan. 21, 1988, cert. denied, 489 U.S. 1040 (1989).
   
• Habeas granted: Boliek v. Delo, 912 F. Supp. 1199 (W.D. Mo. 1995).
   
• Grant of habeas reversed: Boliek v. Bowersox, 96 F.3d 1070 (8th Cir. 1996), cert. denied, 520 U.S. 1267 (1997).

SIGNIFICANT LEGAL ISSUES:

• Trial counsel's failure to investigate and present mitigating evidence; trial court's denial of appointment of psychiatric expert

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