James D. Thomas v. United States
DueProcess HabeasCorpus
Did the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals violate petitioner's Fifth and Fourteenth Amendment right by denying petitioners 28 USC § 2255 motion to vacate, correct or set aside sentence pertaining to a Brady violation? Was petitioner's right to due process violated?
QUESTION(S) PRESENTED 1) DID THE SIXTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS VIOLATE PETITIONER'S FIFTH AND FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT RIGHT BY DENYING PETITIONERS 28 USC § 2255 MOTION TO VACATE, CORRECT OR SET ASIDE SENTENCE PERTAINING TO A BRADY VIOLATION? WAS PETITIONER'S RIGHT TO DUE PROCESS VIOLATED? ; 2) DID THE COURTS BELOW COMMIT REVERSIBLE ERROR, DENYING PETIIONER'S 28 USC § 2255 MOTION TO VACATE, CORRECT OR SET ASIDE SENTENCE, WITHOUT CONDUCTION [A]N EVIDENTIARY HEARING TO RESOLVE FACTUAL DISPUTES?