No. 22-5978

Richard R. Crawford v. United States

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-11-02
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: arbitrary-and-capricious arbitrary-capricious certificate-of-appealability constitutional-rights criminal-procedure detention-versus-arrest due-process evidentiary-hearing sworn-testimony
Latest Conference: 2022-12-02
Question Presented (from Petition)

WHETHER A DETERMINATION BY THE LOWER COURTS THAT THE
OFFICERS ONLY DETAINED THE PETITIONER, AND NOT ARRESTED HIM,
WHICH FINDING WAS IN DIRECT CONFLICT WITH THE SWORN TESTIMONY OF ARRESTING OFFICERS, PRODUCED AN ARBITRARY AND
CAPRICIOUS DECISION?

WHETHER THE LOWER COURTS ARBITRARILY DENIED. PETITIONER
AN EVIDENTIARY HEARING BY DRAWING INFERENCES FROM A COLD
RECORD WHEN THE COURT'S RULING WAS IN DIRECT CONFLICT WITH
SWORN TESTIMONY OF WITNESSES FOR THE GOVERNMENT?

SHOULD A CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY HAVE BEEN GRANTED
WHEN THERE WAS NO DISPUTE BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND THE
DEFENDANT/PETITIONER THAT THE PETITIONER HAD BEEN ARRESTED
BUT THE LOWER COURTS MADE ITS OWN FINDING THAT PETITIONER
HAD ONLY BEEN DETAINED?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a determination by the lower courts that the officers only detained the petitioner, and not arrested him, which finding was in direct conflict with the sworn testimony of arresting officers, produced an arbitrary and capricious decision?

Docket Entries

2022-12-05
Petition DENIED.
2022-11-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/2/2022.
2022-11-07
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2022-10-27
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 2, 2022)

Attorneys

Richard R. Crawford
Richard R. Crawford — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent