No. 22-6646

Omar Shaheer Thomas v. Steven Johnson, Administrator, New Jersey State Prison, et al.

Lower Court: Third Circuit
Docketed: 2023-01-27
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: 14th-amendment 4th-amendment 5th-amendment certificate-of-appealability constitutional-violation due-process illegal-arrest ineffective-assistance search-and-seizure warrantless-arrest
Latest Conference: 2023-03-24
Question Presented (from Petition)

1) Whether the Third Circuit Court of Appeals Erred in Denying
Petitioner a Certificate of Appealability on His Claim that His
Warrantless Arrest was not Unlawful and Illegal and in Violation
of the New Jersey and the United States Constitution.

2) Whether the Third Circuit Court of Appeals Erred in Denying
Petitioner a Certificate of Appealability on His Claim that Hi's
Statements should not Have been Suppressed as His Arrest was
Illegal given the Lack of Both an Arrest and Search Warrant in
Violation of the New Jersey Constitution Article I, Para. 7 and
the United States Constitution, IV Amendment, V Amendment
Fourteenth Amendment.and

3) Whether the Third Circuit Court of Appeals Erred in Denying
Petitioner a Certificate of Appealability on His Claim that He
was not Denied Effective Assistance of Trial Counsel .

4) Whether the. Third Circuit Court of Appeals Erred in Denying
Petitioner a Certificate of Appealability on His Claim that He
was not Denied Effective Assistance of Appellate Counsel.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Third Circuit Court of Appeals Erred in Denying Petitioner a Certificate of Appealability

Docket Entries

2023-03-27
Petition DENIED.
2023-03-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/24/2023.
2023-01-11
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 27, 2023)

Attorneys

Omar Thomas
Omar S. Thomas — Petitioner