No. 18-7620
Emmanuel Adeyinka v. Harris County Jail, et al.
IFP
Tags: civil-procedure civil-rights competency criminal-conviction cruel-and-unusual-punishment death-penalty due-process eighth-amendment eleventh-amendment immunity mental-illness monetary-damages personal-involvement rational-understanding section-1983 standing
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference:
2019-03-29
Question Presented (from Petition)
Question not identified.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the Eighth Amendment's prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment prohibits the execution of a prisoner who has a severe mental illness that significantly impairs his rational understanding of the reason for his execution
Docket Entries
2019-04-01
Petition DENIED.
2019-03-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/29/2019.
2018-11-14
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 4, 2019)
Attorneys
Emmanuel Adeyinka
Emmanuel Adeyinka — Petitioner