Whether the denial of an affirmative defense to one class of offenders in a criminal case

Question Presented for Review Whether the denial of an affirmative defense to one class of offenders in a criminal case, while permitting it to another, based solely on the relative age of the actor, violates the constitutional right to equal protection of the laws: and whether the judgment of the Minnesota Supreme Court in this case involved an unreasonable application of clearly established Federal law. 1 Proceedings Directly Related to this Case Holloway vs. Minnesota, No. 21-2723, (8th Cir. 2021), Judgment entered on 21 September 2021. Holloway vs. Minnesota, No. 20-CV-2334 MJD/BRT, 2021 WL 2680261 (D. Minn. 2021), Judgment entered on 30 June 2021. Holloway v. Minnesota, No. CV 20-2334 (MJD/BRT), 2021 WL 2792401 (D. Minn. May 2021) (report and recommendation), Judgment entered on 17 May 2021. Holloway v. State, No. A19-1410, 2020 WL 1517966, (Minn. Ct. App. 2020) (appeal from post-conviction petition). Judgment entered on 30 March 2020, review denied (16 June 2020). State v. Holloway, 916 N.W.2d 338 (Minn. 2018) (direct appeal), Judgment entered on 1 August 2018. State v. Holloway, 905 N.W.2d 20 (Minn. Ct. App. 2018) (direct appeal), Judgment entered on 20 November 2017. State v. Holloway, No. 55-CR-14-8517 (Olmsted County District Court 2016) (original case), Judgment entered on 16 September 2016. i