No. 20-7142

Lewis R. Fox v. David W. Gray, Warden

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-02-12
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: certificate-of-appealability criminal-procedure due-process felonious-assault habeas-corpus insufficient-evidence merits-review sixth-circuit
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Latest Conference: 2021-03-19
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit impose an improper burden and unduly burdensome Certificate of Appealability (COA) standard that contravenes this Court's precedent

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION PRESENTED Lewis Fox’s federal habeas corpus petition case (Insufficient Evidence Claim) raises a pressing issue of national importance: Did the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit impose an improper burden and unduly burdensome Certificate of Appealability (COA) standard that contravenes this Court’s precedent when it denied Fox a COA to obtain a merits review of his claim to sustain his conviction of felonious assault; specifically, against Mary Griffin whom was not threatened or harmed in any manner. i LIST OF ALL PARTIES [X] All parties appear in the caption of the case on the cover page. ii .

Docket Entries

2021-03-22
Petition DENIED.
2021-02-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/19/2021.
2021-02-19
Waiver of right of respondent David Gray to respond filed.
2020-12-24
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 15, 2021)

Attorneys

David Gray
Benjamin Michael FlowersOhio Attorney General Dave Yost, Respondent
Benjamin Michael FlowersOhio Attorney General Dave Yost, Respondent
Lewis R. Fox
Lewis R. Fox — Petitioner
Lewis R. Fox — Petitioner