No. 20-5978

Yoder Austin Blalock v. Alaska

Lower Court: Alaska
Docketed: 2020-10-09
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 14th-amendment 4th-amendment 6th-amendment constitutional-amendments criminal-procedure double-jeopardy due-process equal-protection self-incrimination unreasonable-search
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference: 2020-11-20
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the decisions of the State of Alaska and the Alaska Court of Appeals are inconsistent with the U.S. Constitution's protections against double jeopardy, self-incrimination, due process, unreasonable searches and seizures, denial of due process and equal protection, and violations of the right to a speedy and public trial by jury, the right to counsel, and the right to be free from excessive bail, fines, and cruel and unusual punishment

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED 1) The decision of the State of Alaska, and the Alaska Court of Appeals are . inconsistent with the United States Fifth Amendment rights providing that a person cannot be (2) subjected to double jeopardy, (3) compelled to engaged in self-incrimination on a criminal matter, (4) deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law. 2) The decision of the State of Alaska, and the Alaska Court of Appeals are inconsistent with the United States Fourth Amendment rights to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures and the issuance of warrants without probable cause, ; 3) The Decisions of the State of Alaska, and the Alaska Court of Appeals are inconsistent with the United States Fourteenth Amendment rights prohibiting . states From denying due process and equal protection from abidging the priviledges and immuities of U.S citizenship. 4) The decision of the State of Alaska, and the Alaska Court of Appeals are ' inconsistent with the United States Sixth Amendment rights to a speedy and public trial by jury, the right to be informed of the nature of the accusation, the right. to confront witnessess, the right to counsel, and the right to compulsory ; process for obtaining favorable witnessess. , 5) The decision of the State of Alaska, and the Alaska Court of Appeals are inconsistent with the United States Eighth Amendment rights to be free from excessive bail, excessive fines, and cruel and unusual punishment. DENT V. WEST VIRGINIA: Tue process Of Jaw is intarlad to Seine Citizens against any acbitray deprivation by the goverment of rights relating to pif, liberty, or property.

Docket Entries

2020-11-23
Petition DENIED.
2020-11-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/20/2020.
2020-10-28
Waiver of right of respondent Alaska to respond filed.
2020-09-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 9, 2020)

Attorneys

Alaska
Ann Babette BlackState of Alaska, Office of Criminal Appeals, Respondent
Ann Babette BlackState of Alaska, Office of Criminal Appeals, Respondent
Yoder Blalock
Yoder Blalock — Petitioner
Yoder Blalock — Petitioner