Henry Johnson Lucas, Jr. v. Virginia
I. The quEstiON pResENtEd is WhEthEr thE VA. SUPREME COUt VIDLAtEDpEtitiONER'S DUE PROCESS OF LAWINVIOATION OF AMEND. 14 oF thE UNitED StAtESCONstitutioN whEN THE COUnt DENEDHE APEAL BASED ON RulE5:n@Xiiof thERulesoFthES.Coudt.
I. ThE quESTiONpREsENtED isWhEthErthEVA. SUPEMECOUd VidATED pEfITiONERSDUE oF thE UNirtED StAtES CONstitutioN whEN thE CoUt GRANtEOpEfitiONER's ExtENtiON REClyBiEFACCEptED ASFiLEDTuly10t 202OAND DIDNOF DENY thAT thE iNSUF FICIENCY DAS CURED UNDERRULE 5:7(S) DiSMiSSED thE APPEAL.
II ThE quEstiON pREsENtED is WhEthEr PETiTiONEN WAS DENIED DUE POCESS IN ThE COUAS DENIALtO AMENDPETiTIONEd' ADDiTIONAL FiLINGSUNDEL RULE 1:8OF thE RulEs oFthe SuphEmE Count oF VA. AND VIRGINIALAW UNDER AMEND. 4 OF the UinteD StAtEs COUET BASED ON SEVERAL OBSTRUCTIONS BYTHE SOVERIGN.
Whether the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment requires the Commonwealth of Virginia to provide a criminal defendant with a meaningful opportunity to appeal a conviction and sentence when the defendant was denied the right to appeal through no fault of their own