No. 19-5916
Juan Matias Torres v. Ralph M. Diaz, Warden
IFP
Tags: civil-rights cruel-and-unusual-punishment death-penalty due-process free-speech habeas-corpus intellectual-disability patent standing takings
Latest Conference:
2019-11-08
Question Presented (from Petition)
1. IS PETITIONER ENTITLED TO A CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY ON ALL HIS AMENDED CLAIMS AND ORIGINAL CLAIMS?
a. Did The Court Violate Defendant's 5th, 6th, and 14th Amendment findings in addition to the fact of the Conviction? And should Descamps be made retroactive to Cases Like Petitioner's?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the 8th and 14th Amendments prohibit the execution of a prisoner who was intellectually disabled at the time of the offense
Docket Entries
2019-11-12
Petition DENIED.
2019-10-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/8/2019.
2019-08-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 11, 2019)
Attorneys
Juan Matias Torres
Juan Matias Torres — Petitioner