No. 19-7155

Russell DeFreitas v. Gregory A. Kizziah, Warden

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-01-02
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: abuse-of-discretion actual-innocence constitutional-rights double-jeopardy due-process habeas-corpus habeas-corpus-2241 ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel sixth-amendment statutory-interpretation
Latest Conference: 2020-02-21
Question Presented (from Petition)

First Question:
Whether Sixth Circuit's precedent supersedes and
adoption of district court's arbitrary abuse of
authority, prohibits petitioner's 28 USC 2241's
statutory and/or procedural constitutional
actual Iffiumacenace issme(s) merits claimed
isn't writ issuance permitted, because
Supreme Court's decisions never
reviewed or decidedly ruled
on those particular
issue'(s) merits use
or applicability
on 2241' s
vehicle ?

Second Question:
Whether district court's Article III improperly sentenced petitioner's actual innocence absence, in violation of
statutory and procedural 5,6,14 amendments
constitution demandingly requires,:a
unanimous jury's verdict finding
any statutory charging elements
arid/br facts which he's charged and
violated before guilty finding,
i and is double jeopardy
prohibited retrial by
accepted-impeached
verdict finding ?

Third Question:
Whether trial and sentencing counsel'(s) cause not objection and demanding for,
after district court's accepted finding, absence
non-unanimous jury's verdict finding any statutory
charging lement(s) and/or fact(s) before or at
sentencing and requiring petitioner's actual
innocence discharge with prejudice, is
prejudicial 5,6,14 amendment's
ineffectiveness ?

Fourth Question:
Whether appellate counsel's cause not raising or arguing, including
trial counsel'(s) ineffectiveness objection and demanding for,
absence unanimous jury's verdict finding any statutory
charging element(s) and/or fact(s), on direct appeal
is prejudicial 5,6,14 amendment's ineffectiveness ?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Sixth Circuit's precedent supersedes and adoption of district court's arbitrary abuse of authority, prohibits petitioner's 28 USC 2241's statutory and/or procedural constitutional actual immocence issue(s) merits claimed

Docket Entries

2020-02-24
Petition DENIED.
2020-01-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2020.
2020-01-16
Waiver of right of respondent Gregory A. Kizziah, Warden to respond filed.
2019-12-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 3, 2020)

Attorneys

Gregory A. Kizziah, Warden
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Russell DeFreitas
Russell DeFreitas — Petitioner