No. 20-8001

In Re Gerald Ross Pizzuto, Jr.

Lower Court: N/A
Docketed: 2021-05-12
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: and the presentation of false testimony denying s constitutes a violation of Brady and Napue warran brady-v-maryland brady-violation due-process evidence-suppression extraordinary-writ false-testimony habeas-corpus judicial-misconduct napue-v-illinois napue-violation prosecutorial-misconduct witness-tampering
Key Terms:
DueProcess HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2021-06-24
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Mr. Pizzuto is entitled to habeas relief or an extraordinary writ due to the State's suppression of evidence and presentation of false testimony in violation of Brady-v-Maryland,Napue-v-Illinois

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED 1. As noted by Justice Betty Fletcher in her dissenting opinion, “[w]hen faced with the corruption of our legal system, we must start over. The first step is to allow [Mr.] Pizzuto to file a second petition for habeas corpus in the district court. Nothing more nor less is required of us.” Pizzuto v. Blades, 673 F.3d 1003, 1013 (9th Cir. 2012) (dissenting opinion of Fletcher, J.). The question presented to the Court is whether Mr. Pizzuto is entitled to habeas relief or an extraordinary writ because the State suppressed evidence of a secret deal brokered by his trial judge promising a key witness a lenient sentence and then presented false testimony denying the agreement, all in violation of Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963), and Napue v. Illinois, 360 U.S. 264 (1959). PETITION FOR EXTRAORDINARY WRIT/WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS -— Page i

Docket Entries

2021-06-28
Petition DENIED.
2021-06-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/24/2021.
2021-05-21
Brief of respondent State of Idaho in opposition filed.
2021-05-19
Letter of applicants received.
2021-05-19
Application (20A165) withdrawn.
2021-05-10
Petition for writ of habeas corpus and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed.
2021-05-10
Application (20A165) for a stay of execution of sentence of death, submitted to Justice Kagan.

Attorneys

Gerald Ross Pizzuto, Jr.
Deborah Anne CzubaFederal Defender Services of Idaho, Petitioner
Deborah Anne CzubaFederal Defender Services of Idaho, Petitioner
State of Idaho
L. LaMont AndersonIdaho Attorney General's Office, Respondent
L. LaMont AndersonIdaho Attorney General's Office, Respondent