No. 20-7688

Roderick B. Lewis v. Florida

Lower Court: Florida
Docketed: 2021-04-08
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-procedure civil-rights constitutional-claim due-process federal-courts federal-review habeas-corpus independent-state-ground procedural-default standing state-court
Latest Conference: 2021-06-10
Question Presented (from Petition)

I)CAN A STATE PROCEDURAL RULE OR STATE PROCEDURAL
DEFAULT PRECLUBE A FEDERAL COURT FROM REVIEWING
A DEFENDANTS FEDERAL CONSTITUTIONIAL CLAINS?

2) CAN A CONSTITUTIONAL CLAIM OF INEFFECTIVE
ASSISTANCE OF APPELLATE COUNISEL BE BARRED BY
THE SUBSECTIONS GOVERNED BY THE ACT OF 1994
(AEBPA)?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Can a state's procedural default rule preclude a federal court from reviewing a defendant's federal constitutional claims?

Docket Entries

2021-06-14
Petition DENIED.
2021-05-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/10/2021.
2021-05-26
Waiver of right of respondent Florida to respond filed.
Main Document
2020-12-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 10, 2021)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionAppendix

Attorneys

Florida
Carla Suzanne Bechard — Office of the Attorney General, State of Florida, Respondent
Roderick Lewis
Roderick B. Lewis — Petitioner