Juan Francisco Medina Ortiz v. Lorie Davis, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
AdministrativeLaw DueProcess HabeasCorpus JusticiabilityDoctri
Whether a claim made in the habeus corpus petition that is substantially the same and invokes the same constitutional protections, but labeled differently, is exhausted when it has been raised and decided upon by the state courts
QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether a claim made in the habeus corpus petition that is substantially the same and invokes the same constitutional protections, but labeled differently, is exhausted when it has been raised and decided upon by the state courts. 2. Whether the exclusion of the recorded interview violated the Petitioner’s due process rights to a fair trial and opportunity to present a defense under the Fifth, Sixth, and Fourteenth Amendments. 3. Whether the State’s failure to prove indispensable elements of the charged crimes charged violated the Petitioner’s right to due process under the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments. 4. Whether the arbitrary application of the Rule of Completeness by the Texas Court violated the Petitioner’s right to Due Process under the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments.