No. 18-8458

Oniel Winston Scarlett v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2019-03-20
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 11th-circuit appellate-review buck-v-davis certificate-of-appealability certificate-of-appealability-coa due-process eleventh-circuit ineffective-assistance-of-counsel judicial-reasoning merits-analysis merits-review reasonable-jurist sentencing
Latest Conference: 2019-04-18
Question Presented (from Petition)

Should the Eleventh Circuit provide a sufficient explanation of its order denying a COA in order that a reasonable jurist could ensue its reasoning did not improperly include the substantive merits?

Should the appellate court have granted a certificate of appealability before deciding an COA application?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Should the Eleventh Circuit provide a sufficient explanation of its order denying a COA in order that a reasonable jurist could ensue its reasoning did not improperly include the substantive merits?

Docket Entries

2019-04-22
Petition DENIED.
2019-04-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/18/2019.
2019-03-27
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-11-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 19, 2019)
2018-09-12
Application (18A249) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until November 12, 2018.
2018-08-23
Application (18A249) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 13, 2018 to November 12, 2018, submitted to Justice Thomas.

Attorneys

Oneil Scarlett
Oniel Scarlett — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent