No. 18-9436
William Edward Branham v. Isidro Baca, Warden
Tags: criminal-statute due-process montgomery-louisiana montgomery-v-louisiana retroactivity statutory-interpretation substantive-rule teague-exception welch-united-states welch-v-united-states
Latest Conference:
2019-10-01
Question Presented (from Petition)
Under the new constitutional rule of retroactivity established in Montgomery v. Louisiana and clarified in Welch v. United States, is a state court required under the federal constitution to retroactively apply interpretations of a substantive criminal statute that narrow its scope?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the federal constitution requires states to retroactively apply a narrowing interpretation of a substantive criminal statute
Docket Entries
2019-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2019-07-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-05-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 27, 2019)
Attorneys
William Branham