No. 21-7780

Selvin Orlando Carranza v. California

Lower Court: California
Docketed: 2022-05-05
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 4th-amendment 8th-amendment brady-violation constitutional-rights due-process exculpatory-evidence impeachment-evidence police-misconduct prosecutorial-misconduct third-party-culpability
Key Terms:
Arbitration
Latest Conference: 2022-06-23
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a prosecutor's failure to disclose exculpatory and impeachment evidence related to a police officer's prior criminal conduct violates the defendant's due process rights under the 4th and 8th Amendments

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED 3B B ita Ub. Due brocess (4th and 8th Arneadmeats Constititional Rights violation, and a Brady v. Maryland supa, Violation, for a Lasecdtor who Kaew, or shatld have Krow, bit failed te disclose Excu|patory Evidence, Mit batty Culpability Evidence * thatlang Beach Police OF tice, Silio A. Alcataz, was (afact part OF the investigation for the mutder/ robberies charged against me, Ptkendants « »« Bt Was glso the same Officer responsible, tadicted and Canticted For a Aplte of 2troan armed robberics of divas and maney against | Civilrans. Dring, the Same dafes, same locatrons gave. M. 0, Of the murder/robberics pinned aad chacwed against me Letendatl?” 4) Should aa [Lanocent Marching forte Allegations oF his LActual Tanocence I, a deprivation of Me Hrocess kia hts gvatantecd by the U5. Federal Constitutton, be allouked to have tie 0 Caliber Chullett found dutiag the avtopsy of the mirde(/robbees he was FALseLy CoNiictég on. . . Etested and compared by a ballistic Expt fo the Firtaims found (A the POPSCASIOA of tad hed ard Convicted £Scrral Robbert, Long Beach folice Officer, TIWo 4Al cater. when the Pasectol Cfarled fo disclose this Excv\pafoly Evidence, third facty culpability Evidence, and taaptachment furpases Ebideace I, Brady ¥ Matyland, Supla, Discovery Matelial, crvcial to the Let case. Nope Vv: llinois, 260 VE. 264 Bchlup VDelo (1995) Nb B-LTBAL, 130 L.éd 2d 606, 836, B13 V5.298, 327; Moonty Vi Hofehan, Bvp/a; US. V. AgUIS (1976) 127 VS-97,107 E19 LEA 2d B42, 96 BCT 2BGL Tf Th re Brown (1998) (7 Cal. Hh 873 at 879, T2Lal-Kptt: 2d G98, 992L2d 1152” QUESTION(S) PRESENTED BYELS ita US.Iue fracess (4th and 8k Amendment? Constitutional Rights Violation, and a Brady vialation, fora Frascedtor wha failed t° diaclose Ciapeachment birpeses EydenttJ of Lone heath folice. Se partment (L6ED) OF ficer, Sula A. Alcavaz5 Tadit¢ment and Convictions fora Spc. At76ng armed Cobberies. had the whole thvestiaatian against him by the LELD and FAISince 1979]. + whith Defense Counsel cadid ve Used tof) Call Offices Alcaraeasa Wrlaess for the Defease and Zapcached him: and A)Ampeached the 27x (G) LEPO Offices who testified a aginst thc Detendant at tial. Kegaiajng their Motives +o lic aad peguie tiemselvés to protect their LAPD Ffartner af Il yeas, Office! Sire A Alcataz, trom being prasccdted for the Wider (obbesiés pian cd and Charged on the Lufendant + «Aad ta protect their whale Lang Beach Police Lepars tment fram a Caimi larl LAPD RAMPART SCANDAL Within therr ows Long beach Police Department: £6 Wando v. City OF Los Angeles (Marth 28, 2002) 92 F. Supp.2d jor, joly 2???

Docket Entries

2022-06-27
Petition DENIED.
2022-06-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/23/2022.
2022-06-03
Waiver of right of respondent California to respond filed.
2022-03-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 6, 2022)
2022-03-14
Application (21A500) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until March 26, 2022.
2022-01-14
Application (21A500) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 25, 2022 to March 26, 2022, submitted to Justice Kagan.

Attorneys

California
Kenneth Charles ByrneCalifornia Attorney General, Respondent
Kenneth Charles ByrneCalifornia Attorney General, Respondent
Selvin O. Carranza
Selvin Orlando Carranza — Petitioner
Selvin Orlando Carranza — Petitioner