No. 19-8518

Dexter C. Newson v. Mark S. Inch, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, et al.

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2020-05-21
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: civil-rights compulsory-process constitutional-law due-process equal-protection exculpatory-evidence judicial-review legal-procedure right-to-present-defense statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
DueProcess HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2020-12-11 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

Petitioners appeal Without him compusorry process to Call a Witness in his Fabor as guarented in the 6th AMendment of the Constitution and to determine Whr trial Counser Failed to Investigate, Subpoena and Obtain Newson's text Messoge records to use as exculpatory evidence and rebut the States theory to Call Wltness Angel Newson in his Favor? Trian Counser Failed to call a pytatite Witress as requested br Petitloner to Support his testimony Counsel br Faiing to investigte Subpona and abtain Newson

1.IS Petitioner Newson ISsues 182 of Inettective assistance of Counse Falliny Call Wtness and Falling to Obtaln text Mese recods Substanlal Does a persons aiming Self-detense Where as the State Failed to prove a Prima acle Case of Second degree Murder?

6). Does Tria Counser Violate's Pettioners Sth, 6t&14th AMendMent Consutional Rg of a Funciong Cone Reqing the inapplicable Stand Your Ground Jury instructions due to Lack of understanding of the Law? Does this deem triar Counsel inetfective?

With Jurr instructions On Heat of Posslon Which Was applicable to the Facts and Circumstances of Petitiores Cose? Does this Constitute Violation of Petitioner NeWSon's 5th, 6th, AND 14th A and a Functloning Counse?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the petitioner was denied due process and equal protection under the Fourteenth Amendment by the state court's refusal to compel the production of exculpatory evidence and allow the petitioner to present a complete defense

Docket Entries

2020-12-14
Rehearing DENIED.
2020-11-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/11/2020.
2020-10-30
Petition for Rehearing filed.
2020-10-05
Petition DENIED.
2020-07-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-06-23
Waiver of right of respondent Inch, Sec., FL DOC, et al. to respond filed.
2020-04-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 22, 2020)

Attorneys

Dexter C. Newson
Dexter C. Newson — Petitioner
Inch, Sec., FL DOC, et al.
Rebecca Rock McGuiganOffice of Florida Attorney General, Respondent