No. 19-1307
Edward Thomas, Warden v. William Leroy Barnes
Tags: actual-prejudice brecht-v-abrahamson criminal-conviction criminal-procedure due-process federal-habeas-review fourth-circuit habeas-corpus juror-misconduct jury jury-contact precedent-interpretation substantial-effect
Key Terms:
DueProcess Punishment HabeasCorpus
DueProcess Punishment HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference:
2020-09-29
Question Presented (from Petition)
Did the Fourth Circuit misapply this Court's precedents by granting habeas relief where there was no evidence that a juror's contact with a third party had a substantial and injurious effect on the jury's verdict?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Did the Fourth Circuit misapply this Court's precedents by granting habeas relief where there was no evidence that a juror's contact with a third party had a substantial and injurious effect on the jury's verdict?
Docket Entries
2020-10-05
Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED.
2020-10-05
Petition DENIED.
2020-08-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-07-20
Brief of respondent William Leroy Barnes in opposition filed.
2020-07-20
Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent William Leroy Barnes.
2020-05-22
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 20, 2020. See Rule 30.1.
2020-05-21
Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 19, 2020 to July 19, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-05-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 19, 2020)
2020-03-10
Application (19A996) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until May 16, 2020.
2020-03-05
Application (19A996) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 17, 2020 to May 16, 2020, submitted to The Chief Justice.
Attorneys
Edward Thomas
Jonathan Porter Babb — Attorney General's Office, Petitioner
William Leroy Barnes
Milton Gordon Widenhouse Jr. — Rudolf Widenhouse, Respondent