No. 20-7904

Bruce Simmons v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2021-05-03
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: actual-innocence bousley-v-united-states constitutional-claim due-process federal-law mcquiggin-v-perkins miscarriage-of-justice murray-v-carrier schlup-v-delo writ-of-error-coram-nobis
Key Terms:
DueProcess HabeasCorpus JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2021-05-27
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. WHETHER THE PRINCIPLES OF DUE PROCESS ARE OFFENDED BY THE LOWER COURTS' APPLICATION OF AN INCORRECT LEGAL STANDARD IN ASSESSING THE PETITIONER'S ACTUAL INNOCENCE CLAIM —AS ENUNCIATED BY MCOUIGGIN V. PERKINS. 133 S. CT. 1924 (2013); MURRAYV. CARRIER . 477 U.S. 478 (1986), SCHLUP V. DELO , 513 U.S. 298 (1995); AND BOUSLEY V. UNITED STATES , 523 U.S. 614 (1998) —WHERE THE DECISION CONFLICTS WITH FEDERAL LAWS ON FUNDAMENTAL CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES AND FEDERAL LAW?

2. WHETHER UNDER THE DUE PROCESS CLAUSE, A MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE OCCURS WHEN THE PETITIONER IS CONVICTED FOR A NON-EXISTENT OFFENSE OR AN OFFENSE NOT KNOWN TO THE LAW BUT THE COURT FAILS TO ADDRESS THE CLAIM?

3. WHETHER, UNDER THE DUE PROCESS CLAUSE, A MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE OCCURS AFTER THE DISTRICT COURT RULES THAT THE PETTIONER'S ACTUAL INNOCENCE CLAIM HAD NEVER BEEN ADDRESSED ON THE MERITS, BUT THEN DENIES THE PETITION AS AN ATTEMPT TO RE-LITIGATE CONVICTIONS AND/OR AS AN UNAUTHORIZE ATTEMPT TO USE THE WRIT OF ERROR CORAM NOBIS AS A VEfflCLE, WHICH EXPRESSLY CONFLICTS WITH DECISIONS OF THIS COURT AND ITS OWN PRECEDENTS IN UNITED STATES V. MORGAN . 346 U.S. 502 (1954) AND UNITED STATES V. MILLS . 221 F. 3d 1201 (11th CIR. 2000)?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the principles of due process are offended

Docket Entries

2021-06-01
Petition DENIED.
2021-05-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/27/2021.
2021-05-05
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-04-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 2, 2021)

Attorneys

Bruce Simmons
Bruce Simmons — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Respondent