No. 22-6882

David Byron Russ v. Florida

Lower Court: Florida
Docketed: 2023-02-28
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: capital-defendant capital-punishment criminal-procedure death-penalty due-process federal-courts habeas-corpus mental-competency review-claim state-court state-courts substantive-incompetency
Key Terms:
DueProcess HabeasCorpus Punishment Securities JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2023-04-28
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a state court may refuse to review a capital defendant's claim of substantive incompetency?

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION PRESENTED 1. Whether a state court may refuse to review a capital defendant’s claim of substantive incompetency? i

Docket Entries

2023-05-01
Petition DENIED.
2023-04-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/28/2023.
2023-04-10
Reply of petitioner David Byron Russ filed.
2023-03-28
Brief of respondent Florida in opposition filed.
2023-02-24
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 30, 2023)

Attorneys

David Byron Russ
Karin Lee MooreCapital Collateral Regional Counsel, North, Petitioner
Karin Lee MooreCapital Collateral Regional Counsel, North, Petitioner
State of Florida
Carolyn M. SnurkowskiOffice of the Attorney General, Respondent
Carolyn M. SnurkowskiOffice of the Attorney General, Respondent