No. 19-7087

Anthony May v. Steven Johnson, Administrator, New Jersey State Prison, et al.

Lower Court: Third Circuit
Docketed: 2019-12-30
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: due-process effective-assistance-of-counsel equitable-tolling extraordinary-circumstances ineffective-assistance low-iq manifest-injustice mental-retardation
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2020-02-21
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether petitioner's 'mental retardation' and 'low IQ' constitute 'extraordinary circumstances' in which 'equitable tolling' should be applied to avoid a manifest injustice?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED . ? Mr. May make leave to appeal the following issues: 1). WHETHER PETITIONER'S “MENTAL RETARDATION" AND "LOW IQ" "EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES" IN WHICH “EQUITABLE TOLLING" SHOULD BE APPLIED TO AVOID A MANIFEST INJUSTICE? (District Court op. at *7-8; 13-20). 2). WHETHER BOTH THE DISTRICT COURT AND STATE COURT’S ERRED BY STATING THAT DEFENDANT WAS NOT DEPRIVED EFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL

Docket Entries

2020-02-24
Petition DENIED.
2020-01-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2020.
2020-01-17
Waiver of right of respondents Steven Johnson, et al. to respond filed.
2019-12-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 29, 2020)

Attorneys

Anthony May
Anthony May — Petitioner
Anthony May — Petitioner
Steven Johnson, et al.
Frank J. DucoatEssex County Prosecutor's Office, Respondent
Frank J. DucoatEssex County Prosecutor's Office, Respondent