No. 22-6655

Theodore Washington v. Ryan Thornell, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-01-30
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Amici (1)IFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: criminal-procedure deference due-process fact-finding federal-court federal-habeas habeas habeas-corpus judicial-deference procedural-review state-court state-court-findings
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2023-03-17
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Must a federal habeas court defer to a state-court finding of fact that favors the defendant?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Must a federal habeas court defer to a state-court finding of fact that favors the defendant? (i)

Docket Entries

2023-03-20
Petition DENIED.
2023-03-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/17/2023.
2023-03-01
2023-02-28
Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. (Distributed)
2023-02-15
Brief of respondent Ryan Thornell, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry in opposition filed.
2023-01-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 1, 2023)
2022-10-20
Application (22A335) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until January 26, 2023.
2022-10-18
Application (22A335) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 27, 2022 to January 26, 2023, submitted to Justice Kagan.

Attorneys

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
John D. ClineLaw Office of John D. Cline, Amicus
John D. ClineLaw Office of John D. Cline, Amicus
Ryan Thornell, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry
Laura Patrice ChiassonArizona Attorney General, Respondent
Laura Patrice ChiassonArizona Attorney General, Respondent
Theodore Washington
Jeffrey T. GreenSidley Austin, Petitioner
Jeffrey T. GreenSidley Austin, Petitioner