James Anthony Martin v. Massachusetts
DueProcess Jurisdiction
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?
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