No. 22-7827
Scott Anderson v. Chad Wakefield, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution at Smithfield, et al.
IFP
Tags: abuse-of-discretion burden-of-proof certificate-of-appealability criminal-procedure due-process judicial-discretion legal-innocence reasonable-jurist sufficiency-of-evidence
Latest Conference:
2023-09-26
Question Presented (from Petition)
Is a defendant legally and factually innocent, if the State fails to prove each and every element of the crime {facts}, and the facts do not establish elements necessary for conviction, and therefore, the State has not legally proven its case? And whether the Third Circuit Court of Appeals abused its discretion by not granting a Certificate of Appealability where reasonable jurist would have found this claim debatable amongst jurist?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Is a defendant legally and factually innocent if the State fails to prove each and every element of the crime?
Docket Entries
2023-10-02
Petition DENIED.
2023-08-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
2023-06-06
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 21, 2023)
2023-04-26
Application (22A934) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until July 1, 2023.
2023-04-17
Application (22A934) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 2, 2023 to July 1, 2023, submitted to Justice Alito.
Attorneys
Scott Anderson
Scott Anderson — Petitioner