No. 22-5281

Leonardo T. Morales v. Ricky D. Dixon, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections

Lower Court: Florida
Docketed: 2022-08-04
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: constitutional-review due-process fundamental-miscarriage-of-justice habeas-corpus res-judicata sentencing subject-matter-jurisdiction
Latest Conference: 2022-10-07
Question Presented (from Petition)

Florida Supreme Court had subject matter jurisdiction to entertain Petitioner's Writ of Habeas Corpus as the issue was one of law instead it applied Res, Judicata to deny the Writ conflicting with relevant decisions of this court See, Sanders v. United States, 373 U.S. 1, 7-8, 83 S. Ct. 1068, 10 L. Ed. 2d 148 (1963); Preiser v. Rodriguez, 411 U.S. 475, 93 S. Ct. 1827 (1973); Schlup v. Delo, 513 U.S. 298, 317-319, 115 S. Ct. 851, 863 (1995), andFelkerv. Turpin, 518 U.S. 651, 664-665, 116 S. Ct. 2333, 135 L. Ed. 2d 827 (1996). Because the previous decision was not on its merits,

"Your Petitioner was sentenced to what can be considered tantamount to a sentence under the wrong statutes in violation of due process, Hicks v. Oklahoma, 447 U.S. 343, 346,65 L. Ed 2d 175,100 S. Ct. 2227 (1980)." This court shall grant the petition under the "Fundamental miscarriage of justice exception McQuiggin v. Perkins, 569 U.S. 383, 392, 133 S. Ct. 1924, 185 L. Ed. 2d 1019 (2013); Herrera v. Collins, 506 U.S. 390, 404, 113 S. Ct. 853, 122 L. Ed. 2d 203 (1993).

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Florida Supreme Court had subject matter jurisdiction to entertain Petitioner's Writ of Habeas Corpus despite applying Res Judicata

Docket Entries

2022-10-11
The motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied, and the petition for a writ of certiorari is dismissed. See Rule 39.8. As the petitioner has repeatedly abused this Court's process, the Clerk is directed not to accept any further petitions in noncriminal matters from petitioner unless the docketing fee required by Rule 38(a) is paid and the petition is submitted in compliance with Rule 33.1. See Martin v. District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 506 U. S. 1 (1992) (per curiam). Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion and this petition.
2022-09-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/7/2022.
2022-07-28
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 6, 2022)

Attorneys

Leonardo T. Morales
Leonardo T. Morales — Petitioner