No. 25-6080

Warren Ellwood Shelton, Jr. v. Chadwick Dotson, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections

Lower Court: Virginia
Docketed: 2025-11-12
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: appeals-process constitutional-law criminal-procedure due-process judicial-review sentencing
Latest Conference: 2026-01-16
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Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Supreme Court should grant certiorari to review a lower court's decision regarding sentencing and appeals process

Docket Entries

2026-01-20
Petition DENIED.
2025-12-31
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/16/2026.
2025-04-11
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 12, 2025)

Attorneys

Warren Ellwood Shelton
Warren Ellwood Shelton Jr. — Petitioner