No. 25A187
Simon Hessler v. United States
Tags: actual-innocence certificate-of-appealability extraordinary-circumstances federal-habeas habeas-corpus statute-of-limitations
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Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether reasonable jurists could debate whether the circumstances present in
this case present an extraordinary circumstances sufficient to extend the
limitations period for the filing of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
Whether reasonable jurists could debate whether Simon Hessler is actually
innocent of the crime of production of child pornography, justifying grant of a
certificate of appealability.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the actual innocence standard permits equitable tolling of the statute of limitations for a federal habeas petition based on a credible claim of innocence
Docket Entries
2025-08-21
Application (25A187) denied by Justice Sotomayor.
2025-08-12
Application (25A187) for a certificate of appealability, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.
Attorneys
Simon Hessler
Stephen Bergstein — Bergstein & Ulrrich, Petitioner
United States of America
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent