No. 19-7609
Juan Mauricio Castillo v. Isidro Baca, Warden
Tags: criminal-procedure criminal-statute due-process montgomery-louisiana montgomery-v-louisiana retroactivity state-courts statutory-interpretation substantive-rule welch-united-states welch-v-united-states
Latest Conference:
2020-04-03
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 due process requires the states to retroactively apply a decision narrowing the interpretation of a substantive criminal statute
Docket Entries
2020-04-06
Petition DENIED.
2020-03-19
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/3/2020.
2020-02-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 9, 2020)
Attorneys
Juan Castillo