No. 20-7397

William Randolph King v. Thomas Winn, Warden

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-03-09
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: 8th-amendment brady-violation criminal-procedure dna-evidence dna-testing due-process eighth-amendment evidence-suppression prosecutorial-disclosure prosecutorial-misconduct
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2021-05-13
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Could reasonable jurists debate whether the prosecution committed a Brady violation when it failed to disclose the prior victim's pubic hair found during DNA testing in a timely manner

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW I. Could reasonable jurists debate whether the prosecution ; committed a Brady violation when it failed to disclose the prior victim’s pubic hair found during DNA testing in a . timely manner that would allow the defense to capitalize on its use? , II. Could reasonable jurists debate whether the trial court erred when it failed to instruct the jury that it should presume ~ : that the DNA testing on the pubic hair would have been . unfavorable to the prosecution? Rw Re ES ua D Take III. Could reasonable jurists differ with the district: court’s + =~:. assessment that Petitioner’s sentence violated the Highth :*'"." : Amendment? Memon. ii]

Docket Entries

2021-05-17
Petition DENIED.
2021-04-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/13/2021.
2021-03-19
Suggestion of death of petitioner filed.
2020-11-12
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 8, 2021)

Attorneys

Thomas Winn, Warden
Fadwa A. HammoudMichigan Department of Attorney General, Respondent
Fadwa A. HammoudMichigan Department of Attorney General, Respondent
William Randolph King
William Randolph King — Petitioner
William Randolph King — Petitioner