No. 22-6399

Kerry Simpson v. Tom Watson, Warden

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-12-27
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-review criminal-procedure dna-evidence due-process judicial-reasoning legal-standard manifest-weight prejudice prejudice-standard standard-of-review
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2023-02-17
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the Federal Appellate Court Apply the Correct Standard in the Determination of Prejudice?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Did the Federal Appellate Court Apply the Correct Standard in the Determination of Prejudice? 2. Manifest Weight of the Evidence. : 3. Can a “Jurist of Reason” Ignore DNA Evidence?

Docket Entries

2023-02-21
Petition DENIED.
2023-01-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/17/2023.
2023-01-04
Waiver of right of respondent Tom Watson to respond filed.
Main DocumentMain Document
2022-10-24
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 26, 2023)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionProof of ServiceAppendixMotion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionProof of ServiceAppendix

Attorneys

Kerry Simpson
Kerry Simpson — Petitioner
Tom Watson
Benjamin Michael Flowers — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, Respondent