Marshall Henry Ellis v. Oklahoma
DueProcess HabeasCorpus
Is a defendant serving Life for Murder I entitled to newly discovered exculpatory material when that material would make it more likely that the defendant would have been charged with a lesser offense
QUESTION PRESENTED 1. Is a defendant serving Life for Murder I entitled to newly discovered exculpatory material when that material would make it more likely that the defendant would have been charged with a lesser offense. (a) Did the State Court’s procedural bar violate the Fifth and Sixth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States? 2. Does a state waiver doctrine violate U. S. Constitutional due process rights when it precludes a defendant from arguing issues that are newly discovered? ii