POLLARD, ROOSEVELT

GENERAL INFORMATION

DOB: March 13, 1964
Race: African-American
Gender: Male

CRIME AND TRIAL

County of conviction: Cole
Number of counts: One
Race of victim: White
Gender of victim: Male
Date of crime: December 12, 1985
Date of sentencing: January 27, 1986

TRIAL COUNSEL:

Donald Catlett, Peter Sterling, James Elliot

LEGAL STATUS:

Current proceedings:

• None

Last judicial decision:

• Found incompetent to be executed by Associate Circuit Court of Washington County.

CURRENT COUNSEL:

• None

REPORTED OPINIONS:

• Denial of habeas affirmed by Pollard v. Delo, 28 F.3d 887 (8th Cir.), cert. denied, 513 U.S. 1003 (1994).

• Denial of post-conviction relief affirmed by Pollard v. State, 807 S.W.2d 498 (Mo. banc), cert. denied, 502 U.S. 334 (1991).
   
• Conviction and sentence affirmed on direct appeal by State v. Pollard, 735 S.W.2d 345 (Mo. banc 1987), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 1020 (1988).

SIGNIFICANT LEGAL ISSUES:

• ineffectiveness of post-conviction counsel as "cause" as to claims cognizable for first time in state PCR proceedings
   
• existence of procedural bar when state Supreme Court reviews claim "as a matter of grace" while noting procedural default
   
• competence to be executed

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