Whether and to what extent the criminal justice system tolerates criminal convictions based off cumulative violations of a pro se defendant's federal constitutional rights

QUESTIONS PRESENTED . Kareem Stansbury's conviction and habeas corpus proceedings taises pressing issues of national importance: Whether and to what extent the criminal justice system tolerates criminal ‘convictions based: off cumulative violations of a pro se defendant's federal constitutional ‘Fights. — : 4 ' Specifically, did the United States Court of ‘Appeals for the Third . Circuit impose and unduly burdensome certificate of appealability (COA). . standard that contravenes this Court's precedent: and deepens a split 7 . amongest several, Circuits when it, denied Mr. “Stansbury, who was pro se a : COA on his habeas petition and to obtain merits review of his claims : that; : : , (a) delaying his trial for over 21 months without valid justification after asserting his right that prejudiced his defense since his only witness became unavailable to testify at his first, trial violated his . right to a speedy trial under the Sixth Amendment. ‘ . oe (b) ‘the trial judge providing the jury during deliberation written _ instructions.on the crimes charged in his absence without his knowledge and refused‘ to conduct an evidentiary hearing” viotatad his rights toa. fair trial by impactial jury, to the right to be present at all stages of the criminal trial under the Sixth and . Fourteenth Amendments. ; A ; _ (ce) whether Stansbury's new evidence that was not présented at trial . and undermines. his identity as the shooter.was sufficjent to excuse procedural default and obtain review of the merits. ca : . . 4 TABLE OF CONTENT ‘ . QUESTIONS PRESENIED.+.