No. 19-7765

William Reyes v. Robert Ercole, Superintendent, Green Haven Correctional Facility

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2020-02-25
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 2254 conviction criminal-procedure due-process fair-trial habeas-corpus perjury prosecutorial-misconduct reasonable-likelihood section-2254 witness-testimony
Latest Conference: 2020-03-27
Question Presented (from Petition)

Is a defendant deprived of his right to due process of law when he would not have been convicted had perjury not been introduced at his trial?

The question presented is whether a conviction that was obtained based on perjury violates due process, even absent a showing that the prosecution knew or should have known that the testimony was false.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is a defendant deprived of his right to due process of law when he would not have been convicted had perjury not been introduced at his trial?

Docket Entries

2020-03-30
Petition DENIED.
2020-03-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/27/2020.
2020-03-10
Waiver of right of respondent Robert Ercole to respond filed.
2020-02-21
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 26, 2020)

Attorneys

Robert Ercole
Lisa Ellen FleischmannNYS Attorney General's Office, Respondent
William Reyes
Stephanie CarvlinStephanie Carvlin, Petitioner