Patrick Joseph Terry v. Oklahoma
DueProcess HabeasCorpus
Did the State of Oklahoma's refusal to provide the relief directed by this Court in Terry v Oklahoma, 141 S, Ct. 191 (2020), rise to the level of a Constitutional violation requiring immediate and direct action by this Court?
QUESTION(S) PRESENTED 1. “Did the State of Oklahoma’s refusal to provide the relief directed by this Court in Terry v Oklahoma, 141 S, Ct. 191 (2020), rise to the level of a Constitutional violation requiring immediate and direct action by this Court?” 2. “Does Oklahoma’s application of the newly conceived ‘procedural bar’ espoused in State ex. rel. Wallace v Matloff, 2021 OK CR 21, __ P.3d __, implicate the Constitutional prohibition against ex post facto laws? 3. “Does Oklahoma’s application of the newly conceived ‘procedural bar’ espoused in State ex. rel. Wallace v Matloff, 2021 OK CR 21, ___ P.3d __, have the collateral consequence in creating a specific, separate, “suspect” class of citizens who are entirely comprised of Native American people? : ii In the Supreme Court of the United States PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI PARTIES TO THIS ACTION All parties to this action are listed on the cover page of the Petition. OPINIONS BELOW Petitioner respectfully prays that a writ of certiorari issue to review the judgments below. XX This is a case arising from post-conviction proceedings in state courts: The Order of the state district court, The 13 Judicial District Court in Ottawa County Oklahoma Case No. CF-2012-242, was entered on September 17, 2018. The .opinion of the state district court asked to review the merits is unpublished The Order of the highest state court addressing criminal matters, ‘the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals, was entered on October 6, 2021.The opinion of this highest state court to review the merits appears at