No. 25-5703

In Re Steven Ray Wycoff

Lower Court: N/A
Docketed: 2025-09-23
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: aedpa-restrictions conflict-of-interest due-process habeas-corpus innocence-claim prosecutorial-misconduct
Latest Conference: 2025-10-10
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether upon.a court of appeals' denial of leave to file a second federal habeas application AEDPA's § 2244(b) (3) (E) prohibits any party from seeking rehearing en banc?

2. Whether transfer to the district court for a hearing pursuant to this Court's original habeas jurisdiction is warranted in the unusual life without possibility of parole case where .the petitioner has raised a substantial case of innocence, the lower federal courts refused to address his innocence in his second federal habeas petition and no state or federal court has held an evidentiary hearing to examine his new evidence?

3. When considered pursuantto the .core requirements of due process right to be heard and to rebut the state court decisions on post-conviction petitioner were summary denials, assigning no reasons, and the court cif appeals'.denial favored petitioner wifh.no reasoninjg, analysis, findings of fact, or legal basis for deiiying a second federal habeas application, where (and/or what process) is the avenue for seeking relief if petitioner's hew claim did meet the AEDPA's § 2244(b)(2(B)(i) and 22^4(b)(2)(B)(ii) requirements?

4. Whether and to what extent the AEDPA applies to original habeas petitions and if remand is granted pursuant to an original habeas what requirements of the AEDPA (and to what extent) are applicable below?

5. Where does the onus fall when, the prosecution and trial counsel absent mutual knowledge to withhold, both denied Petitioner and all the judiciary to date the ssole document that would have established that Petitioner 's original trial counsel functioned under an actual prejudicial conflict of interest and false testimonial statements during final rebuttal closing arguments by the prosecution?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the AEDPA's § 2244(b)(3)(E) prohibits seeking rehearing en banc after a court of appeals' denial of a second federal habeas application, and whether transfer to the district court for an evidentiary hearing is warranted in a life-without-parole case where substantial innocence claims have been unaddressed

Docket Entries

2025-10-14
Petition DENIED.
2025-09-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/10/2025.
2025-02-14
Petition for writ of habeas corpus and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed.

Attorneys

Steven Ray Wycoff
Steven Ray Wycoff — Petitioner