No. 21-5467

Michael Denton v. Ron Haynes, Warden, et al.

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-08-24
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 14th-amendment 8th-amendment civil-rights constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process evidence-suppression fourth-amendment habeas-corpus search-and-seizure sentencing
Latest Conference: 2021-10-29
Question Presented (from Petition)

Ceetificate of Appealalontith Sterting: AppEllant has Not Made A "SubstantiAl Shawing
PEtition andl HIS Habeas CoRAs PEtitin that His SixthAmendment ConstitutinolL Rignt t
A JURY TReiL Hed bEEN DidlatEd That His FouetEEnth Amendment ConstitutonUl RIGHS Had
DId thE TRaII JUDgE JAMES ORLaNDO ANd PIERCE CAUNT PheSECUtaR SCOt PEtERS ViOlaNE the
PETitionER MichaEI DENtOn SIXth AMendment COnstAutioroLRIGHT TO A JURY tRaiL, WHEN THE
RAIL COURt SEntEnCE PETiTionER TO A TERM of 12O ManthS"ExCEPtonaL SEntENCE" CWIthaNT
RESntNg I tOthE JURY tO bE dEEMINEd bEYnd A REaSnAlE dOb? OR WhEN tE RAIL
cut FailEd to PRESEnT anY aNd ALL AGbRAUAtiNg SEntEENCg feCtons, dfFEndER SCORE
ind ALL FacTS LEqALLY ESSEntiAL tO hIS SEntEnCE tObE dEtERMINEd bEYand a REaSonALLE
dOUbt Y A JURY ?

DId tHE TRAIL JUdDE JAMES CRLANDO ANd PIERCE CUNTK PhOSECUTER SCOHt FETERS ViOLATE PETITINER.
Michasl DEnton Sixth awd founteenth Amendment Constitutioroll RIghts whene they ExceEdEd
thE SYEAR StEtUTORY MaKiMUM SEntENCE FOR A CLASS-C FELOnY UNdER RCW 9A.2O.O21
JhEN thE thalL JUdGE SENtENCE the PEtitinER tO A TERM of 12O MonthS ExCEPtinOL SENtENCE?

DId the thaiL JudqE James ORlando Violate the PEtitionER fourtEnth Amendment Corstitutimal
Igts when He REfisEd to Allaw the PEtitoneR to PresEnt A Diminished CaPadir DEfEnSE

DId thE NAshingteN StatE DOC violate thE PEtitioneR Eight. fith, Andl fautienth Amendmert
anstitutanalL riqhts WHeN ThEY illEqualLy hoorSEd PEtitioneR MicrEl DENten iN SolitaRY Confinement
OL b YEaRS oN A iNdEfinatE max COStadk InS/ PhoqRam IN the SHO WhilE all tine VirawNa
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Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals erred in denying Petitioner's request for a certificate of appealability

Docket Entries

2021-11-01
Petition DENIED.
2021-10-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/29/2021.
2021-09-29
Waiver of right of respondent Ron Haynes to respond filed.
2021-08-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 23, 2021)

Attorneys

Michael Denton
Michael Denton — Petitioner
Ron Haynes
Peter Benjamin GonickAttorney General of Washington, Respondent