No. 25A394

Gary Richard Whitton v. Ricky D. Dixon, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit

Docketed: 2025-10-06

Status: Presumed Complete

Type: A

Experienced Counsel

Tags: dna-evidence giglio-error habeas-corpus harmless-error jury-verdict trial-evidence

Latest Conference: N/A

Question Presented (from Petition)

Question not identified.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a federal court may assess the harmlessness of a Giglio error by considering post-trial DNA evidence not presented to the original jury, rather than evaluating the trial evidence as it was actually heard

Docket Entries

2025-10-06

Application (25A394) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until November 12, 2025.

2025-10-02

Application (25A394) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 13, 2025 to December 12, 2025, submitted to Justice Thomas.

Main Document Lower Court Orders/Opinions Proof of Service

Attorneys

Gary Richard Whitton

Andrew Timothy Tutt — Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, Petitioner