No. 19-6949

James R. Royal v. Harold W. Clarke, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections

Lower Court: Virginia
Docketed: 2019-12-17
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: collateral-review constitutional-law criminal-procedure due-process mccoy-v-louisiana retroactivity sixth-amendment watershed-rule
Key Terms:
Immigration
Latest Conference: 2020-01-17
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is McCoy v. Louisiana, 138 S.Ct.1500(2018) a watershed rule of criminal procedure which must be applied retroactively on collateral review?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Is McCoy v. Louisiana, 138 S.Ct.1500(2018) a watershed rule of criminal procedure which must be applied retroactively on col+2 ialateral-review?

Docket Entries

2020-01-21
Petition DENIED.
2019-12-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/17/2020.
2019-12-20
Waiver of right of respondent Virginia to respond filed.
Main Document
2019-11-21
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 16, 2020)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionAppendixProof of Service

Attorneys

James R. Royal
James R. Royal — Petitioner
James R. Royal — Petitioner
Virginia
Toby Jay Heytens — Office of the Attorney General, Respondent
Toby Jay Heytens — Office of the Attorney General, Respondent