No. 18-5337
Shawn Johnson v. Steven Johnson, Administrator, New Jersey State Prison, et al.
IFP
Tags: actual-innocence brady-violations certificate-of-appealability criminal-procedure due-process habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance-of-counsel newly-discovered-evidence prosecutorial-concession prosecutorial-misconduct recantation recanted-testimony self-defense witness-recantation
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference:
2018-09-24
Question Presented (from Petition)
Shawn Johnson was arrested inmg, in self-defense for shoot in grz jjYj a, k4 wccu#'$ He has credible evidence that he is actually innocent of this crime and State's witnesses hav recanted their trial testimony. The State's prosecutor did conceed at the district court level to the self-defense claim.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether petitioner Shawn Johnson was denied due process and a fair trial due to newly discovered evidence of actual innocence and ineffective assistance of counsel
Docket Entries
2018-10-01
Petition DENIED.
2018-09-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
2018-06-28
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 24, 2018)
Attorneys
Shawn Johnson
Shawn Johnson — Petitioner