No. 22-6399

Kerry Simpson v. Tom Watson, Warden

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-12-27
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-review criminal-procedure dna-evidence due-process judicial-reasoning legal-standard manifest-weight prejudice prejudice-standard standard-of-review
Latest Conference: 2023-02-17
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Did the Federal Appellate Court Apply the Correct Standard in the Determination of Prejudice?

2. Manifest Weight of the Evidence.

3. Can a "Jurist of Reason " Ignore DNA Evidence?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the Federal Appellate Court Apply the Correct Standard in the Determination of Prejudice?

Docket Entries

2023-02-21
Petition DENIED.
2023-01-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/17/2023.
2023-01-04
Waiver of right of respondent Tom Watson to respond filed.
2022-10-24
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 26, 2023)

Attorneys

Kerry Simpson
Kerry Simpson — Petitioner
Tom Watson
Benjamin Michael FlowersOhio Attorney General Dave Yost, Respondent