Question Presented (from Petition)
Does the Arkansas DNA testing statute, as construed by the Arkansas Supreme Court, prevent Petitioner from meaningfully accessing the State's post-conviction remedies by denying him potentially exculpatory DNA testing in a manner that is fundamentally unfair, and in violation of his due process rights under the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments and his right to access courts under the First Amendment?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Does the Arkansas DNA testing statute, as construed by the Arkansas Supreme Court, prevent Petitioner from meaningfully accessing the State's post-conviction remedies by denying him potentially exculpatory DNA testing in a manner that is fundamentally unfair, and in violation of his due process rights under the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments and his right to access courts under the First Amendment?
2021-02-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/19/2021.
2021-01-19
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/22/2021.
2021-01-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/15/2021.
2020-12-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.
2020-12-01
Record received from the Supreme Court of Arkansas. The record is electronic.
2020-11-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/20/2020.
2020-10-30
Reply of petitioner Stacey Eugene Johnson filed. (Distributed)
2020-10-16
Brief of respondent Arkansas in opposition filed.
2020-09-11
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including October 19, 2020.
2020-09-09
Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 18, 2020 to October 19, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-08-04
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 18, 2020.
2020-07-31
Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 19, 2020 to September 18, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-07-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 19, 2020)