No. 21-6254
Deante Blackman v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 18-usc-924(c) aiding-and-abetting circuit-precedent crime-of-violence habeas-corpus overruling-precedent procedural-default witness-murder
Key Terms:
DueProcess HabeasCorpus Patent JusticiabilityDoctri
DueProcess HabeasCorpus Patent JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference:
2021-12-10
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether cause exists to excuse a habeas petitioner's procedural default
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW 1. | Whether cause exists to excuse a habeas petitioner’s procedural default when near-unanimous circuit precedent foreclosed the petitioner’s claim or when this Court explicitly overrules one of its precedents. 2. Whether the offense of aiding and abetting another who attempted to murder a witness is a “crime of violence” under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)’s force clause. i
Docket Entries
2021-12-13
Petition DENIED.
2021-11-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/10/2021.
2021-11-19
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-11-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 13, 2021)
Attorneys
Deante Blackman
Adam Labonte — Federal Defender's Office, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent