No. 20-6995
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-review circuit-court-jurisdiction criminal-procedure due-process final-judgment johnson-precedent motion-for-new-trial newly-discovered-evidence recanting-affidavit residual-clause
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference:
2021-02-26
Question Presented (from Petition)
1. Whether there was a sufficient final determination by the trial court such that the Circuit Court could have reached a determination of the substantive merits.
2. Whether a conflict exists within the Circuit Courts of Appeal of and this Court concerning the meaning of a final judgment.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether there was a sufficient final determination by the trial court such that the Circuit Court could have reached a determination of the substantive merits
Docket Entries
2021-03-01
Petition DENIED.
2021-02-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/26/2021.
2021-02-04
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-01-27
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 3, 2021)
Attorneys
Floyd Clark
Steven R. Kiersh — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent