No. 21-6636

Leroy Fears v. Pennsylvania

Lower Court: Pennsylvania
Docketed: 2021-12-16
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: appellate-procedure constitutional-review death-penalty due-process homophobia judicial-impartiality judicial-misconduct partiality racism religious-bigotry supreme-court
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw DueProcess HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2022-03-04
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Was Due Process Violated when A State Supreme Court Justice Showed Partiality

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED I. Was Due Process Violated when A State Supreme Court Justice Showed Partiality In Sending And Receiving Derogatory Emails Of : Female Abuse, Racism, Homophobia, Religiuos Bigotry, Et Cetera? II. Did The State Supreme Court Violate The Due Process Clause When , It Utterly Failed To Ensure A Fair And Impartial Appellate Review? III. Is Pennsylvania's Death Penalty Scheme Constitutionally Deficient? THE PARTIES Leroy Fears is the Petitioner and is a death-sentenced prisoner petitioning the Court as a Pro se litigant. . Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania is the Respondent and has prosecuted Petitioner at trial and throughout this case. RELATED CASES * Commonwealth v. Fears, 836 A.2d 52(Pa. 2003), Direct Review Pennsylvania Supreme Court, Judgment Entered: Nov. 20, 2003. * Commonwealth v. Fears, 86 A.3d 795(Pa. 2014), Ist Collateral (PCRA) Appellate Review Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Judgment Entered: Feb. 19, 2014. * Fears v. Beard/Fears v.Wetzel, No. 05-cv-1421, U.S. District Court ' for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Judgment Entered: Pending in Abeyance. : * Commonwealth v. Fears, 250 A.3d 1180(Pa. 2021). 2nd Collateral (PCRA) Appellate Review Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Judgment Entered: May 18, 2021. * Commonwealth v. Fears, 781 CAP (Pa.. 2021), Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Judgment Entered: Jul. 8, 2021.

Docket Entries

2022-03-07
Petition DENIED.
2022-02-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/4/2022.
2022-01-18
Brief of respondent Pennsylvania in opposition filed.
2021-12-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 18, 2022)

Attorneys

Leroy Fears
Leroy Fears — Petitioner
Pennsylvania
Karen T. EdwardsOffice of the District Attorney, Respondent