No. 20-1528

Lawrence Doby Wilson, aka Amin A. Rashid v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-05-03
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: actual-innocence appeals coram-nobis criminal-procedure due-process equitable-tolling fifth-amendment
Key Terms:
DueProcess HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2021-05-27
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the court of appeals denies due process by refusing to use equitable tolling for a coram nobis petition based on actual innocence

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED , 1. Whether The Court Of Appeals In A Coram Nobis Proceeding Denies A Criminal Defendant Due Process Under The Fifth Amendment To The United States Constitution By Its Refusal To Use Equitable Tolling To Permit Said Defendant To File For Relief Once It Concludes That Defendant Is "Actually Innocent" Of The Crime Convicted Of? 2. Whether The Delayed Filing Of A Petition For Coram Nobis Relief Is Justified By The Fact That The Court Of Appeals Opinion Showing That The Petitioner Is "Actually Innocent" Of The Crime Was : Decided After Petitioner Filed His Initial Petition For Coram Nobis Relief On Grounds Of "Actual Innocence;" And, If So, Does A District Court Abuse Its Discretion By Denying Coram Nobis Relief On Grounds Of Unjustifiable Delay When Petitioner Bases His Second Coram Nobis Petition On Said Circuit Decision Which Shows That He Is "Actually Innocent" Of The Crime? 4 UIST OF PARTIES , All parties appear in the caption of the case on the cover page. |

Docket Entries

2021-06-01
Petition DENIED.
2021-05-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/27/2021.
2021-05-05
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-04-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 2, 2021)

Attorneys

Lawrence Doby Wilson
Lawrence Doby Wilson — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Respondent