No. 22-6892

In Re Willie Thomas

Lower Court: N/A
Docketed: 2023-02-28
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: constitutional-rights due-process fundamental-rights habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance judicial-bias judicial-discretion judicial-usurpation right-to-testify trial-procedure
Latest Conference: 2023-03-17
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. whether the District Court Approach to 2254 petition asserting a loss of a fundamental constitutional right to choose whether to testify in his own defense. The district court 's deviation from legal mode of procedure, resulting in refusal to conduct Federal evidentiary hearing post to level of illegitimate and unconstitutional practices. See Rock v. Arkansas 483 U.S. 44, 51 (1987), United States v. Teague, 943 F.2d 1525 (11th Cir. 1992) (En Banc)

2. whether District court abused of Discretion constitute extra judicial proceeding when he (judge) refused to contemplate "where justice requires " before dismissing 2254 petition requesting leave to amend. District court judge failed to employ the courts limited discretion granted by 2254 (b), nor is equitable discretion grounded in the miscarriage of the justice exception.

3. Whether District judge refusal to follow an applicable rule of law expressly articulated by the Supreme Court of the United States amounts to judicial usurpation of power. See Espey v. Wainwright 734 F.2d 748, 750 (11th Cir. 1984)

4. Whether the 11th Circuit made a contrary ruling concerning the loss of a fundamental constitutional right to testify here by denying petitioner relief where the facts of the case are clearly evident on the face of the court record and included in a remand order from the 11th Circuit, who's statement was that the parties agree the trial court jude made a legal statement of the law that misinformed the petitioner.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

whether the District Court Approach to 2254 petition asserting a loss of a fundamental constitutional right to choose whether to testify in his own defense

Docket Entries

2023-03-20
Petition DENIED.
2023-03-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/17/2023.
2023-01-30
Petition for writ of habeas corpus and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed.

Attorneys

Willie Thomas
Willie Thomas — Petitioner