Whether state courts are required to accept and rule on the merits of claims presented in writs of habeas corpus by prisoners who dismiss their attorneys and file pro se due to attorney neglect or refusal

QUESTIONS PRESENTED wkk CAPITAL CASE *«*«* (Execution date for January 10th pending) . 1) IN LIGHT OF THE SHINN v. MARTINEZ RAMIREZ RULING, ARE STATE COURTS NOW REQUIRED TO ACCEPT AND RULE ON THE MERITS OF CLAIMS PRESENTED IN WRITS OF HABEAS CORPUS BY PRISONERS WHO LAWFULLY DISMISS THEIR ATTORNEYS TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH STATE PROCEDURES AND FILE THE CLAIMS PRO SE BECAUSE THE ATTORNEYS NEGLECTED OR REFUSED TO? | 2) CAN UNINDICTED ACTORS BE ADDED INTO AN ACCUSED'S JURY CHARGE WHEN HIS INDICTMENT CHARGES HIM AS THE ONLY ACTOR TO COMMIT THE OFFENSE? 3) IS IT UNCONSTITUTIONAL FOR A GRAND JURY TO SIGN OFF ON AN | : INDICTMENT WHEN THE ELEMENTS OF THE OFFENSE SOUGHT ARE NOT | SATISFIED and/or COULD NOT HAVE BEEN SATISFIED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO BEGIN WITH? 2 a eee