No. 25A964

Charles L. Burton, Jr. v. John Q. Hamm, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: N/A
Status: Application
Type: A
Tags: certificate-of-appealability clearly-established-federal-law due-process-equal-protection effective-assistance-of-counsel en-banc-review federal-habeas-corpus
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Question not identified.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Eleventh Circuit's practice of denying certificates of appealability without reasoned opinions and without permitting en banc review violates due process and equal protection by preventing meaningful federal habeas review of constitutional claims, particularly where intervening Supreme Court precedent like Andrew v. White clarifies the standard for 'clearly established Federal law' under 28 U.S.C. § 2254

Docket Entries

2026-02-27
Application (25A964) for a stay of execution of sentence of death, submitted to Justice Thomas.

Attorneys

Charles L. Burton, Jr.
Matt SchulzFederal Defenders, Middle District of Alabama, Petitioner