No. 21-6138
Armando B. Cortinas, Jr. v. Jo Gentry, et al.
IFP
Tags: Brecht-v-Abrahamson confession constitutional-error federal-habeas federal-review felony-murder habeas-corpus harmless-error premeditation-and-deliberation section-2254 state-court-decision
Latest Conference:
2022-01-07
Question Presented (from Petition)
Should the Court hold this petition pending disposition of Brown v. Davenport, No. 20-826, which will likely address how 28 U.S.C. §2254(d) and Brecht v. Abrahamson, 507 U.S. 619 (1993), apply when a state court finds a federal constitutional error to be harmless?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the state court's harmless error determination was unreasonable under 28-U.S.C-2254(d)(1)-and-(2)
Docket Entries
2022-01-10
Petition DENIED.
2021-12-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022.
2021-10-28
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 1, 2021)
Attorneys
Armando B. Cortinas, Jr.
Jeremy Baron — Federal Public Defender, District of Nevada, Petitioner