No. 19-5912

Jesus Oscar Meraz Leon v. Charles L. Ryan, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections, et al.

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-09-12
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: actual-innocence arizona-courts arizona-law civil-rights criminal-procedure dna-testing due-process equal-protection federal-review habeas-corpus post-conviction post-conviction-relief standing
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2019-10-18
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the state courts' refusal to grant Leon's request for DNA testing because it violates his right to due process and equal protection of the law and lack of jurisdiction because he is actually innocent of sexual assault

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

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Docket Entries

2019-10-21
Petition DENIED.
2019-10-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/18/2019.
2019-09-16
Waiver of right of respondent Charles L. Ryan to respond filed.
2019-08-28
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 15, 2019)

Attorneys

Charles L. Ryan
Eric KnoblochOffice of the Arizona Attorney General, Respondent
Eric KnoblochOffice of the Arizona Attorney General, Respondent
Jesus Leon
Jesus Oscar Meraz Leon — Petitioner
Jesus Oscar Meraz Leon — Petitioner