No. 19-8580

Lary James Plumlee v. Isidro Baca, Warden

Lower Court: Nevada
Docketed: 2020-06-02
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: constitutional-law criminal-procedure criminal-statute due-process retroactivity statutory-interpretation substantive-rule supreme-court-precedent teague-doctrine welch-v-united-states
Latest Conference: 2020-09-29
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 a state court is required under the federal constitution to retroactively apply interpretations of a substantive criminal statute that narrow its scope

Docket Entries

2020-10-05
Petition DENIED.
2020-07-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-05-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 2, 2020)

Attorneys

Lary James Plumlee
Jonathan Michael KirshbaumLaw Offices of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner