No. 19-5934

Bruce Randol Merryman v. Lorie Davis, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-09-13
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Relisted (2)IFP
Tags: actual-innocence AEDPA-statute-of-limitation constitutional-claim equitable-tolling evidence-insufficiency evidence-sufficiency federal-habeas-corpus habeas-corpus insufficient-evidence right-to-be-present statute-of-limitations
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2020-02-21 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether petitioner can establish a gateway claim of actual innocence based on a constitutional claim of insufficiency of evidence

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

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Docket Entries

2020-02-24
Rehearing DENIED.
2020-01-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2020.
2019-12-02
Petition for Rehearing filed.
2019-11-18
Petition DENIED.
2019-10-31
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/15/2019.
2019-09-09
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 15, 2019)

Attorneys

Bruce R. Merryman
Bruce Merryman — Petitioner
Bruce Merryman — Petitioner