Ex Parte Brandy Del Briggs, Applicant

Summary

The Court granted the applicant's habeas petition, finding that her trial counsel's failure to investigate the infant's medical history and obtain expert assistance constituted deficient performance that prejudiced the plea, and therefore vacated the conviction and remanded for indictment. The Court denied the applicant's actual‑innocence claim because she did not establish unquestionable innocence. Justice Keller dissented, arguing that the trial court's findings support denying relief.