No. 20-5716

James Ziegenfuss v. Anthony Mackey, et al.

Lower Court: Arizona
Docketed: 2020-09-16
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 8th-amendment capital-punishment civil-rights competency due-process mental-illness
Latest Conference: 2020-10-30
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. WHETHER IT IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL FOR THE RESPONDENT JUDGES, PRO-TEM JUDGE ANTHONY MACKEY, AND MS. TAHELLE MEHEURH, ARIZONA, TO ALLOW PETITIONER TO USURP COURT APPELLATE ISSUES; PERSONAL DECISIONS OVER THAT ARE IN THE PETITIONER'S CASE-PREROGATIVE, WHERE OF DIRECT APPEAL (U.S.C.A. SIXTH AMENDMENT)

2. WHETHER IT IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL FOR THE RESPONDENT JUDGES, PRO-TEM JUDGE ANTHONY MACKEY, FOR FAILURE UPON TO KNOWINGLY FAIL TO EXERCISE DISCRETION, THEY COULD HAVE A DUTY TO EXERCISE, OR PERFORM RECKIO BY LAW THEY TO PROCEED KIND OF IN CESS OF TIFISHI OF LEN AUDIT IN IS ARBITRARY AND CAPRICIOUS OR AN ABUSE OF DISCREET CONSTITUTIONL, KTHE 4 SUFFICIENT TO GRANT K DIRECT APPEAL, WITH REGARDS TO QUESTION NUMBER ONE, U.S.C.A. SIXTH AMENDMENT; U.S.C.A. FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Eighth Amendment's prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment prohibits the execution of a prisoner who has been diagnosed with a severe mental illness that substantially impairs his rational understanding of the reasons for his execution

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.
2020-09-30
Waiver of right of respondent Anthony Mackey, et al. to respond filed.
2020-09-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 16, 2020)

Attorneys

Anthony Mackey, et al.
Michael T. O'TooleOffice of the Attorney General, State of Arizona, Respondent
James Ziegenfuss
James Ziegenfuss — Petitioner