No. 20-6050

James Anthony Martin v. Massachusetts

Lower Court: Massachusetts
Docketed: 2020-10-16
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: criminal-liability direct-appeal due-process federal-law legal-interpretation massachusetts-supreme-judicial-court supreme-court-decisions supreme-judicial-court
Key Terms:
DueProcess Jurisdiction
Latest Conference: 2021-03-05 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court misinterpreted federal law in not applying a new rule narrowing criminal liability to cases on direct appeal, and thus decided an important federal question of due process in a way that conflicts with the decisions of this Court?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Questions Presented for Review 1. Whether the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court misinterpreted federal law in not applying a new rule narrowing criminal liability to cases on direct appeal, and thus decided an important federal question of due process in a way that conflicts with the decisions of this Court? 2. Whether the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, in not applying a new rule narrowing criminal liability to cases on direct appeal, has decided an important federal question of due process in a way that conflicts with another state supreme court and with a United States court of appeals? ii

Docket Entries

2021-03-08
Petition DENIED.
2021-02-18
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/5/2021.
2021-02-17
Reply of petitioner James Anthony Martin filed. (Distributed)
2021-02-01
Brief of respondent Commonwealth of Massachusetts in opposition filed.
2020-11-16
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 1, 2021.
2020-11-13
Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 2, 2020 to February 1, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-11-02
Response Requested. (Due December 2, 2020)
2020-10-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/6/2020.
2020-10-19
Waiver of right of respondent Commonwealth of Massachusetts to respond filed.
2020-09-28
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 16, 2020)

Attorneys

James Anthony Martin
Claudia Leis BolgenBolgen & Bolgen, Petitioner
Claudia Leis BolgenBolgen & Bolgen, Petitioner
Massachusetts
Tara Lyn JohnstonMassachusetts Attorney General's Office, Respondent
Tara Lyn JohnstonMassachusetts Attorney General's Office, Respondent