No. 21-7476
Samuel Lee Dantzler v. Randee Rewerts, Warden
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: criminal-procedure due-process expert-witness habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel scientific-evidence sixth-amendment
Key Terms:
DueProcess HabeasCorpus JusticiabilityDoctri
DueProcess HabeasCorpus JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference:
2022-04-22
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a criminal defendant is entitled to a scientific expert essential to confront prosecution's expert analysis
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW 1. Whether it is clearly established federal law that a criminal defendant is entitled to a scientific expert that is essential to confront scientific expert analysis used by the prosecution in its case-in-chief. 2. Whether a defense attorney provides constitutionally ineffective assistance of counsel by failing to retain a defense expert when scientific analysis forms the primary basis of a criminal prosecution? i
Docket Entries
2022-04-25
Petition DENIED.
2022-04-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/22/2022.
2022-04-01
Waiver of right of respondent Randee Rewerts, Warden to respond filed.
2022-03-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 27, 2022)
2021-12-29
Application (21A284) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until March 24, 2022.
2021-12-14
Application (21A284) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 23, 2022 to March 24, 2022, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.
Attorneys
Randee Rewerts, Warden
Fadwa A. Hammoud — Michigan Department of Attorney General, Respondent
Samuel Dantzler
Benton C. Martin — Federal Community Defender, Petitioner