No. 20-5483

Dion Black v. Norm Robinson, Warden

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-08-25
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: certificate-of-appealability confrontation-clause confrontation-rights cross-examination double-inference-rule effective-assistance-of-counsel habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance-of-counsel sufficiency-of-evidence
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2020-10-30
Question Presented (from Petition)

Should the petitioner have been granted a certificate of appealability where the State courtS/U.S. District Court and Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals determined that the State court judgment did not violate the double inference rule by relying on evidence not of record in violation of the petitioner's right to confrontation and effective cross-examination of adverse witnesses against him contrary to this Court's holdings in Turney v. Ohio/ 273 U.S. 510/47 S.Ct. 745 (1927) & Gray v. Mississippi/ 481 U.S. 648/107 S.Ct. 2045 (1987)

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Should the petitioner have been granted a certificate of appealability

Docket Entries

2020-11-02
Petition DENIED. Justice Barrett took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
2020-10-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/30/2020.
2020-06-25
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 24, 2020)

Attorneys

Dion Black
Dion Black — Petitioner