No. 20-5501

Andrew Darvin Hersh v. Mark Garman, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution at Rockview, et al.

Lower Court: Third Circuit
Docketed: 2020-08-27
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: ativan-influence confession-admissibility credibility-determination credibility-determinations due-process federal-court-review ineffective-assistance-of-counsel involuntary-confession non-custodial-confession state-court-findings state-court-review
Latest Conference: 2020-10-30
Question Presented (from Petition)

Ground I. Does a 'non-custodial' confession uttered under the influence of the prescription drug, 'Ativan,' render a confession involuntary and inadmissible when the drug administered to Mr. Hersh was never proven by state's evidence to not significantly hinder Mr. Hersh's cognitive ability while Appellate Counsel, Thomas R. Nell Esq.'s actions denied Mr. Hersh the ability to raise this claim of ineffective assistance of counsel for Trial Counsel, Warren P. Bladen Esq.'s failure to suppress said confession?

Ground II. Do flawed credibility determinations of a State Court permanently insulate the State Court's findings from Federal Court review where objective evidence within the certified record obviously contradicts the credibility determinations made by the State Court?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does a 'non-custodial' confession uttered under the influence of the prescription drug, 'Ativan,' render a confession involuntary and inadmissible?

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.
2020-08-11
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 28, 2020)

Attorneys

Andrew Darvin Hersh
Andrew Darvin Hersh — Petitioner