No. 21-6848

Juan Manuel Lopez v. Oklahoma

Lower Court: Oklahoma
Docketed: 2022-01-13
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: criminal-procedure equal-protection equal-protection-clause federal-major-crimes-act judicial-interpretation major-crimes-act mcgirt-v-oklahoma native-american-rights new-rule subject-matter-jurisdiction
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2022-03-18
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether McGirt v. Oklahoma, 140 S.Ct. 2452 (2020), announced a new rule of criminal procedure.

Whether the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals' independent determination that McGirt announced a "new rule of criminal procedure" rest on an "independent and adequate" state-law ground.

Whether the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals' determination that subject matter jurisdiction claims which are grounded upon the Native American ethnic group and the Federal Major Crimes Act may be forfeited or waived violates the Equal Protection Clause.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether McGirt v. Oklahoma, 140 S.Ct. 2452 (2020), announced a new rule of criminal procedure

Docket Entries

2022-03-21
Petition DENIED.
2022-02-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/18/2022.
2022-01-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 14, 2022)

Attorneys

Juan Lopez
Juan Lopez — Petitioner