No. 19-5912
Jesus Oscar Meraz Leon v. Charles L. Ryan, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections, et al.
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: actual-innocence arizona-courts arizona-law civil-rights criminal-procedure dna-testing due-process equal-protection federal-review habeas-corpus post-conviction post-conviction-relief standing
Key Terms:
DueProcess HabeasCorpus Securities Immigration
DueProcess HabeasCorpus Securities Immigration
Latest Conference:
2019-10-18
Question Presented (from Petition)
WHETHER THE STATE COURTS REFUSAL TO GRANT LEONS REQUEST FOR D.N.A, TESTiNG, BECAUSE DENIAL VIOLATES HISRIgHTTO DUE-PROCESS ANd EQUAL PROTECTION OF THELAW ANd LACK OF JURISDICTION BECAUSE HE iS ACTUALLY INNOCENTOF SEXUALASSAULT
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the state courts' refusal to grant Leon's request for DNA testing because it violates his right to due process and equal protection of the law and lack of jurisdiction because he is actually innocent of sexual assault
Docket Entries
2019-10-21
Petition DENIED.
2019-10-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/18/2019.
2019-09-16
Waiver of right of respondent Charles L. Ryan to respond filed.
2019-08-28
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 15, 2019)
Attorneys
Charles L. Ryan
Eric Knobloch — Office of the Arizona Attorney General, Respondent
Jesus Leon
Jesus Oscar Meraz Leon — Petitioner