No. 23-5500

Le'Troy D. Merritt v. Bobby Lumpkin, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-09-01
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: confrontation-clause constitutional-law criminal-procedure due-process evidentiary-rules fair-trial federal-appeal habeas-corpus judicial-review procedural-due-process state-action
Latest Conference: 2023-10-27
Question Presented (from Petition)

Question not identified.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Can a state's evidentiary rules violate the Constitution's due process clause by depriving a defendant of a fair trial?

Docket Entries

2023-10-30
Petition DENIED.
2023-10-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/27/2023.
2023-08-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 2, 2023)

Attorneys

Le'Troy D. Merritt
Le'Troy D. Merritt — Petitioner