No. 18-5757

Michael L. Berry v. Walter Nicholson, Warden

Lower Court: Seventh Circuit
Docketed: 2018-08-24
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appeals civil-rights criminal-procedure due-process evidence habeas-corpus jury-instructions sentencing standing
Latest Conference: 2018-09-24
Question Presented (from Petition)

I. THIS COURT SHOUID CONSIDER WHETHER PETONER FARLY PRESENTED
HIS CLAIMS AT EACH LEVEL OF THE STAIE'S COURS FOR FEDERAL
REVEW.
A.PETITIONER HAS CEARLY ARTICULATED EACH FEDERAL
CONSTTUITIONAL CAM AT EACH LEEL OF STATE COUIRT
RENIEW, BY PLACING BOTH THE OPERATINE FACIS AND
THE CONTROLLING TEGAL PRINCIPLES BEFORE THE STANE
COURE.
B. EXHAUSTION OF STATE REMEDIES
IL. THIS COURI SHOULD CONEIDER WHETHER THE US. DISRICT COURT
RULING WAS REABONABE THAT IT WAS TRIAL STRAEGY FOR TRIAL
COUNSEL TO AlLOW PETTIONER'S PRLOR FELONY CONICTION- NAMEL
TI - TE T
By THELRY
PETIONER BIONOT TESTIEY.
X PETITIONER FLED, AND WAS GRANTED, A MOTION IN LIMINE
TO KEEP THE NAME AND NATURE OF THE PRIOR FELONY
FROM BEING HEARD
* PETTIONER ASO STIPUZATED THAT HE WAS A PRIOR FELOR.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the petitioner's federal constitutional claims were properly presented and preserved for review by the lower courts

Docket Entries

2018-10-01
Petition DENIED.
2018-09-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
2018-08-28
Waiver of right of respondent Nicholson, Warden to respond filed.
2018-07-06
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 24, 2018)

Attorneys

Michael L. Berry
Michael L. Berry — Petitioner
Nicholson, Warden
Michael Marc Glick — Respondent