No. 24-6279

Dickens Etienne v. Michelle Edmark, Warden

Lower Court: First Circuit
Docketed: 2025-01-13
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: brady-disclosure exculpatory-evidence first-degree-murder habeas-corpus prosecutorial-misconduct self-defense
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus Punishment
Latest Conference: 2025-02-21
Question Presented (from Petition)

Where there was suppressed exculpatory evidence, in the form of a proffer letter demonstrating that a key prosecution witness who provided significant, and the only direct, evidence of premeditation sufficient to support a first degree murder conviction was offered consideration for his "attempts to cooperate with the State," did the First Circuit err in denying habeas relief by finding that the State Court's "no-prejudice determination" was not an unreasonable application of Brady?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Where there was suppressed exculpatory evidence, in the form of a proffer letter demonstrating that a key prosecution witness who provided significant, and the only direct, evidence of premeditation sufficient to support a first degree murder conviction was offered consideration for his 'attempts to cooperate with the State,' did the First Circuit err in denying habeas relief by finding that the State Court's 'no-prejudice determination' was not an unreasonable application of Brady?

Docket Entries

2025-02-24
Petition DENIED.
2025-02-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2025.
2025-01-29
Waiver of right of respondent Michelle Edmark, New Hampshire State Prison, Warden to respond filed.
2025-01-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 12, 2025)

Attorneys

Dickens Etienne
Donna J. BrownWadleigh, Starr and Peters, PLLC, Petitioner
Michelle Edmark, New Hampshire State Prison, Warden
Elizabeth C. WoodcockCriminal Bureau, Department of Justice, Office of , Respondent