No. 20-7505

Olin Matice Gaskins v. West Virginia

Lower Court: West Virginia
Docketed: 2021-03-18
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appeal constitutional-rights direct-appeal due-process equal-protection federal-law fourteenth-amendment legal-procedure retroactivity state-court supreme-court
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Latest Conference: 2021-04-23
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia violate clearly established federal law and petitioner's Fourteenth Amendment rights when it failed to apply a new law which existed prior to petitioner's final decision on direct appeal?

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED DID THE SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS OF WEST VIRGINIA VIOLATE CLEARLY ESTABLISHED FEDERAL LAW AND PETITIONER'S FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT RIGHTS WHEN IT FAILED TO APPLY A NEW LAW WHICH EXISTED PRIOR TO PETITIONER'S FINAL DECISION ON DIRECT APPEAL?

Docket Entries

2021-04-26
Petition DENIED.
2021-04-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/23/2021.
2021-04-06
Waiver of right of respondent West Virginia to respond filed.
2020-12-28
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 19, 2021)

Attorneys

Olin Matice Gaskins
Olin Gaskins — Petitioner
Olin Gaskins — Petitioner
West Virginia
Lindsay Sara SeeOffice of the West Virginia Attorney General, Respondent
Lindsay Sara SeeOffice of the West Virginia Attorney General, Respondent