No. 20-7985

Taji Jemal Lee v. Bernadette Mason, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution at Mahanoy, et al.

Lower Court: Third Circuit
Docketed: 2021-05-11
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: appellate-review brady-violation civil-rights constitutional-rights due-process false-testimony ineffective-assistance-of-counsel ineffective-counsel prosecutorial-misconduct
Latest Conference: 2021-09-27
Question Presented (from Petition)

IS a DEFENDANTS 6TH and 14TH AMENDMENT RIGHT TO DUE PROCESS VIOLATED by THE PROSECUTIONS INTENTIONAL CONCEALMENT of MATERIAL EVIDENCE? And if so, is it an unreasonable application of clearly established federal LAW for an appellate COURT TO refuse TO review THE entire record while denying relief for failing To satisfy A Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963) pleading requirement?

II

IS a DEFENDANTS 10TH AND 4TH AMENDMENT RIGHT TO TRIAL by an ACTUAL PREJUDICE JUROR? And if SO CAN THE TRIAL COURTS failure TO give a KNOWING, INTELLIGENT and VOLUNTARY waiver? VIOLATION OF a JURY INSTRUCTION MULTIPLE TIMES despite THE JURIES COMPLAINT and multiple request for the re-reading OF THE JURY INSTRUCTION be an unreasonable application of clearly established federal Law for an appellate COURT TO conclude TRIAL counsel had ANY reasonable basis for failing To object?

IV

Is a defendants 6TH and 14TH Amendment due process RIGHT NOT violated by THE prosecutions KNOWING use of false and/or UNCORRECTED testimony regarding A key WITNESSES plea BARGAIN and/or credibility? And if so CAN THERE be any reasonable basis for failing To object and/or raise on direct appeal?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the petitioner's 6th and 14th Amendment rights to due process were violated by the prosecution's knowing concealment of material exculpatory evidence?

Docket Entries

2021-10-04
Petition DENIED.
2021-06-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
2021-03-21
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 10, 2021)

Attorneys

Taji Lee
Taji Jemal Lee — Petitioner