No. 22-6017

Reginald Eugene Grimes, Sr. v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2022-11-08
Status: Dismissed
Type: IFP
Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: certificate-of-appealability criminal-procedure due-process eleventh-circuit false-testimony perjury plain-error prosecutorial-misconduct sentencing sentencing-hearing
Key Terms:
Takings DueProcess HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2023-02-17 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the Eleventh Circuit commit error in denying a COA for government misconduct, perjured testimony, and sentencing violations?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED (1) DID THE HONORABLE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA COMMIT “PLAIN AND OBVIOUS ERROR" BY DENYING PETITIONER'S REQUEST FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY ("COA") IN BEHALF OF "THE GOVERNMENT KNOWINGLY PRESENTING "FALSE STATEMENTS IN THE OPENING STATEMENT, AND ORCHESTRATING THE GOVERNMENT'S KEY WITNESS TO PRESENT PERJURED TESTIMONY AND CAPITALIZING ON THE PERJURED TESTIMONY DURING CLOSING ARGUMENTS TO OBTAIN THE GUILTY VERDICTS FOR DISTRICT COURT CASE NO. 9:15-CR-80003-DMM-5 ? (2) DID THE HONORABLE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA COMMIT "PLAIN AND OBVIOUS ERROR" BY DENYING PETITIONER'S REQUEST FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY ("COA") IN BEHALF OF THE HONORABLE UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE DONALD M. MIDDLEBROOKS KNOWINGLY VIOLATING "FEDERAL RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE RULE 32" DURING AND AFTER PETITIONER'S SENTENCING HEARING ON OCTOBER 8TH, 2015 ? (3) DID THE HONORABLE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA COMMIT "PLAIN AND OBVIOUS ERROR" BY DENYING PETITIONER'S REQUEST FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY ("COA") IN BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT KNOWINGLY LYING ABOUT MATERIAL ELEMENTS OF FACTS TO THE HONORABLE DISTRICT JUDGE _ DONALD M. MIDDLEBROOKS DURING PETITIONER'S SENTENCING HEARING THAT WOULD HAVE AND STILL WILL HAVE CHANGED THE OUTCOME OF PETITIONER'S CONVICTIONS AND/OR SENTENCES, IN BEHALF OF DISTRICT COURT CASE NO. 9:15-CR-80003-DMM ? (4) DID THE HONORABLE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA COMMIT "PLAIN AND OBVIOUS ERROR" BY DENYING PETITIONER'S REQUEST FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY ("COA") IN BEHALF OF THE APPEALATE COUNSEL DELIBERATELY REFUSING TO RAISE PETITIONER'S PRESERVED FEDERAL RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE RULE 32 VIOLATION ARGUMENTS DURING PETITIONER'S DIRECT APPEAL ? li y" , a Se?

Docket Entries

2023-02-21
Motion for reconsideration of order denying leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by petitioner DENIED.
2023-01-25
Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/17/2023.
2022-12-14
Motion for reconsideration of order denying leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by petitioner.
2022-12-05
The motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied, and the petition for a writ of certiorari is dismissed. See Rule 39.8.
2022-11-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/2/2022.
2022-11-14
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2022-09-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 8, 2022)

Attorneys

Reginald Eugene Grimes
Reginald Eugene Grimes — Petitioner
Reginald Eugene Grimes — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent