No. 18-8259

Nickie Thomas Gray, Jr. v. United States

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-03-04
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: buck-v-davis certificate-of-appealability civil-rights debatable-standard due-process fourth-amendment habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance-of-counsel jurist-of-reason law-enforcement sixth-amendment sixth-circuit
Key Terms:
FifthAmendment FourthAmendment HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2019-03-29
Question Presented (from Petition)

Gty Was Initially represented by counsel when he filed his § 2255, and application for a certificate of appealability The Court below along with the the district court denied.-a. COA The law of this Court and the Sixth Circuit hast found the matters argued debatable, yet those courts denied Gray A COA. As Gray argues, •thosecbürts looked beyohd the debatability test and determined that Gray could not prevail Under. this Court's decision in Buck v Davis, and the decisions cited herein, did the Sith Circuit er in n ot granting a COA 2 And f x r dy r equeststi with a remend for the Sixth Circuit to review the merits

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Was the Sixth Circuit's denial of a certificate of appealability erroneous?

Docket Entries

2019-04-01
Petition DENIED.
2019-03-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/29/2019.
2019-03-08
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-01-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 3, 2019)

Attorneys

Nickie Thomas Gray, Jr.
Nickie T. Gray — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent