No. 21-7235

Wesley S. Ricks v. Tim Hooper, Warden

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-03-01
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: capital-offense capital-offenses criminal-procedure due-process joinder-of-offenses non-capital-offenses procedural-safeguards state-constitution trial-rights
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2022-04-22
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Capital and NonCapital Offenses may be Joinder of Offenses for Trial?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED 1. Whether Capital and NonCapital Offenses may be Joinder of Offenses for Trial? 2. Whether The Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974, Article I, Section 17 (A)(B) Permits Joinder of Offenses: Capital and Non Capital Offenses? 3. Whether The Petitioner Has A Right To All And Singular Procedural Safeguards Which Accompany A Capital Offense?

Docket Entries

2022-04-25
Petition DENIED.
2022-04-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/22/2022.
2022-03-31
Waiver of right of respondent Tim Hooper to respond filed.
Main Document
2022-02-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 31, 2022)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionAppendixProof of Service

Attorneys

Tim Hooper
Shae Gary McPhee Jr. — Louisiana Department of Justice, Respondent
Shae Gary McPhee Jr. — Louisiana Department of Justice, Respondent
Wesley S. Ricks
Wesley S. Ricks — Petitioner
Wesley S. Ricks — Petitioner