No. 21-6836

Daniel Locus v. Steven Johnson, Administrator, New Jersey State Prison, et al.

Lower Court: Third Circuit
Docketed: 2022-01-18
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: credibility criminal-procedure due-process eyewitness-identification federal-courts judicial-review state-court-review state-courts wrongful-conviction wrongful-convictions
Latest Conference: 2022-02-25
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Did the District Court's ruling consistent with the holdings
in Neil v. Biqqers ,
2243 (1977)?423 U.S. 98, 114, 53 L.Ed.2d 140, 97 S. Ct.

2. If the Circuit Court's
misidentification is one
wrongful convictions in
the only
District Courts take more precautions in their decision to look
at the credibility of the State's views to people on drugs more
credibility especially, when they are actually trying to get out
of confinement settings?

3. How -does State and Federal Courts assure wrongful convictions
do not happen if they are relying so heavily on eyewitness
identifications which conflict with one another?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the District Court's ruling consistent with the holdings in Neil v. Biggers

Docket Entries

2022-02-28
Petition DENIED.
2022-02-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/25/2022.
2022-02-08
Waiver of right of respondent Steven Johnson, et al. to respond filed.
2022-01-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 17, 2022)

Attorneys

Daniel Locus
Daniel Locus — Petitioner
Steven Johnson, et al.
Jason MagidCamden County Prosecutor's Office, Respondent