No. 19-851

Manuel Lopez-Castro v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2020-01-08
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived Experienced Counsel
Tags: actual-innocence constitutional-law criminal-conduct criminal-law habeas-corpus judicial-review legal-precedent precedent procedural-default
Key Terms:
ERISA DueProcess HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2020-02-21
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does the actual innocence gateway to review of procedurally defaulted habeas claims apply only where new evidence shows the defendant did not commit the charged conduct, or does the doctrine also apply where precedent establishes that the defendant's conduct was not criminal?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Does the actual innocence gateway to review of procedurally defaulted habeas claims apply only where new evidence shows the defendant did not commit the charged conduct, or does the doctrine also apply where precedent establishes that the defendant’s conduct was not criminal? (i)

Docket Entries

2020-02-24
Petition DENIED.
2020-01-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2020.
2020-01-16
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-01-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 7, 2020)
2019-11-01
Application (19A465) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until January 5, 2020.
2019-10-22
Application (19A465) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 6, 2019 to January 5, 2020, submitted to Justice Thomas.

Attorneys

Manuel Lopez-Castro
Richard C. Klugh Jr. — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent