No. 21-6242

Shelly Margaret Arndt v. Washington

Lower Court: Washington
Docketed: 2021-11-10
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: constitutional-rights due-process evidentiary-ruling factual-innocence fundamental-miscarriage-of-justice habeas-corpus state-court unlawful-incarceration
Latest Conference: 2021-12-10
Question Presented (from Petition)

When a state court evidentiary ruling impinges on the constitutional rights of a factually innocent person, does the fundamental miscarriage of justice doctrine require this Court to protect the petitioner from unlawful incarceration? This case calls for Supreme Court review to prevent a fundamental miscarriage of justice to one who is factually innocent especially when critical, relevant, reliable, and scientific evidence was wrongfully excluded by the lower court evidentiary ruling.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

When a state court evidentiary ruling impinges on the constitutional rights of a factually innocent person, does the fundamental miscarriage of justice doctrine require this Court to protect the petitioner from unlawful incarceration?

Docket Entries

2021-12-13
Petition DENIED.
2021-11-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/10/2021.
2021-11-19
Waiver of right of respondent Washington to respond filed.
2021-10-28
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 10, 2021)

Attorneys

Shelly M. Arndt
Shelly Margaret Arndt — Petitioner
Washington
Peter Benjamin GonickAttorney General of Washington, Respondent