No. 20-7262
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-review civil-procedure conflicting-opinions court-opinion due-process judicial-integrity legal-procedure merits-review record-completeness waiver
Latest Conference:
2021-04-16
Question Presented (from Petition)
Did the Pennsylvania Superior Court violate the due process rights of the Petitioner when it issued two opinions that conflicted on whether the record was complete enough to review the merits of the case and engineered a waiver issue while the trial court, Commonwealth, and Petitioner agreed on the facts of the case?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Did the Pennsylvania Superior Court violate the due process rights of the Petitioner when it issued two opinions that conflicted on whether the record was complete enough to review the merits of the case and engineered a waiver issue while the trial court, Commonwealth, and Petitioner agreed on the facts of the case?
Docket Entries
2021-04-19
Petition DENIED.
2021-03-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/16/2021.
2021-03-22
Waiver of right of respondent Pennsylvania to respond filed.
2021-02-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 29, 2021)
Attorneys
Melvin Stills
Melvin Stills — Petitioner
Pennsylvania
Nancy Winkelman — District Attorney's Office, Respondent