No. 21-7476

Samuel Lee Dantzler v. Randee Rewerts, Warden

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-03-28
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
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
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. HammoudMichigan Department of Attorney General, Respondent
Samuel Dantzler
Benton C. MartinFederal Community Defender, Petitioner