No. 20-1624

Robert Butts v. William Sperfslage, Warden

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-05-20
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: anti-terrorism-act anti-terrorism-and-effective-death-penalty-act attorney-deception effective-death-penalty-act equitable-tolling evidentiary-hearing habeas-corpus holland-v-florida section-2254
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2021-09-27
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the court should grant a writ to clarify the standard for granting an evidentiary hearing on equitable tolling in Section 2254 cases under the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW 1. WHETHER, IN LIGHT OF EXPRESS AFFIDAVIT BY PETITIONER DEMONSTRATING ATTORNEY DECEPTION ABOUT COMPLYING WITH DEADLINE, THIS COURT SHOULD GRANT WRIT TO FURTHER CLARIFY APPLICATION OF HOLLAND V. FLORIDA AS IT APPLIES TO STANDARD FOR GRANTING AN EVIDENTIARY HEARING ON EQUITABLE TOLLING CASES IN SECTION 2254 CASES UNDER THE ANTI-TERRORISM AND EFFECTIVE DEATH PENALTY ACT? i

Docket Entries

2021-10-04
Petition DENIED.
2021-07-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
2021-05-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 21, 2021)

Attorneys

Robert Butts
Rockne Cole — Petitioner
Rockne Cole — Petitioner