No. 19-946

William Snowden, Jr. v. Charmaine Bracy, Warden

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-01-28
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: actual-innocence aggravated-felony evidentiary-hearing habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance-of-counsel procedural-default
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2020-02-21
Question Presented (AI Summary)

When a habeas corpus Petitioner is innocent of an aggravated felony, has proof of innocence beyond all reasonable doubt and the conviction occurred because of ineffective assistance of counsel, should the petition be dismissed as procedurally defaulted without an evidentiary hearing?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Questions for Review 1. When a habeas corpus Petitioner is innocent of an aggravated felony, has proof of innocence beyond all reasonable doubt and the conviction occurred because of ineffective assistance of counsel, should the petition be dismissed as procedurally defaulted without an evidentiary hearing? 2. When overzealous prosecutors can take an unconstitutionally vague law and convict first time offenders with aggravated felonies, should this Court reverse it’s ruling in Almendarez Torres v. United States, to prevent innocent defendants from being | unlawfully convicted and sent to prison? | ii 3. When a trial court Judge ignores statutory protections that would have stopped a conviction, and convicts an innocent defendant of an aggravated felony, is that judgment void according to this Court’s centuries old precedence?

Docket Entries

2020-02-24
Petition DENIED.
2020-02-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2020.
2020-01-31
Waiver of right of respondent Charmaine Bracy to respond filed.
2020-01-21
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 27, 2020)

Attorneys

Charmaine Bracy
Benjamin Michael FlowersOhio Attorney General Dave Yost, Respondent
Benjamin Michael FlowersOhio Attorney General Dave Yost, Respondent
William Snowden
William Snowden Jr. — Petitioner
William Snowden Jr. — Petitioner