No. 18-5030

Shawn Williams v. Jeff Norman, Warden

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2018-06-28
Status: Dismissed
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: congress constitutional-rule due-process evidence habeas-corpus reasonable-doubt supervisory-authority
Key Terms:
DueProcess HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2018-09-24
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Boukin v. Alabama, 395 U.S. 238 (1969), is a Constitutional Rule of Court, mandated on the District Court or merely the exercise of its supervisory authority to require Evidence in the absence of Congressional direction

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

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Docket Entries

2018-10-01
The motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied, and the petition for a writ of certiorari is dismissed. See Rule 39.8.
2018-08-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
2018-06-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 30, 2018)

Attorneys

Shawn Williams
Shawn K. Williams — Petitioner
Shawn K. Williams — Petitioner