No. 19-7155

Russell DeFreitas v. Gregory A. Kizziah, Warden

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-01-02
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: abuse-of-discretion actual-innocence constitutional-rights double-jeopardy due-process habeas-corpus habeas-corpus-2241 ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel sixth-amendment statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2020-02-21
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Sixth Circuit's precedent supersedes and adoption of district court's arbitrary abuse of authority, prohibits petitioner's 28 USC 2241's statutory and/or procedural constitutional actual immocence issue(s) merits claimed

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED _ First Question: Whether Sixth Circuit's precedent supersedes and adoption of district court's arbitrary abuse of authority, prohibits petitioner's 28 USC 2241's statutory and/or procedural constitutional actual immocence issue(s) merits claimed _ isn't writ issuance permitted, because Supreme Court's decisions never reviewed or decidedly ruled on those particular issue'(s) merits use . or applicability . on 2241's vehicle ? Second Question: Whether district court's Article III improperly sentenced petitioner's actual innocence absence, in violation of statutory and procedural 5,6,14 amendments constitution demandingly requires, a unanimous jury's verdict finding any statutory charging elements : and/or facts which he's chargéd and violated before guilty finding, © .and is double jeopardy ; prohibited retrial by accepted—impeached verdict finding ? Third Question: : Whether trial and sentencing counsel'(s) cause not objection and demanding. for, _after district court's accepted finding, absence non-unanimous jury's verdict finding any statutory charging lement(s) and/or fact(s) before or at sentencing and requiring petitioner's actual innocence discharge with prejudice, is prejudicial 5,6,14 amendment's ineffectiveness ? Fourth Question: Whether appellate counsel's cause not raising or arguing, including trial counsel'(s) ineffectiveness objection and demanding for, absence unanimous jury's verdict finding any statutory . charging element(s) and/or fact(s), on direct appeal is prejudicial 5,6,14 amendment's ineffectiveness ? 2 of 20 ‘ ee :

Docket Entries

2020-02-24
Petition DENIED.
2020-01-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2020.
2020-01-16
Waiver of right of respondent Gregory A. Kizziah, Warden to respond filed.
2019-12-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 3, 2020)

Attorneys

Gregory A. Kizziah, Warden
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Russell DeFreitas
Russell DeFreitas — Petitioner
Russell DeFreitas — Petitioner