Joseph C. Garcia v. Carmella Jones, et al.
AdministrativeLaw SocialSecurity DueProcess Punishment
1. Whether Texas's failure to provide Garcia with a clemency proceeding that comports with Texas law violates the minimal due process rights —including the fundamental due process right to a meaningful opportunity to be heard —to which Garcia is entitled under the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause?
2. Whether this Court's decision in Ohio Adult Parole Authority v. Woodard, 523 U.S. 272 (1998), requires states to adhere to state laws governing clemency proceedings in order to comport with the Fourteenth Amendment's minimal due process guarantees?
Whether Texas's failure to provide Garcia with a clemency proceeding that comports with Texas law violates the minimal due process rights—including the fundamental due process right to a meaningful opportunity to be heard—to which Garcia is entitled under the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause?