Scott P. Roeder v. Dan Schnurr, Warden
ERISA HabeasCorpus Securities Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri
Whether United States v. Vuitch, 402 U.S. 62 (1971), should be overruled in favor of equality with the unborn
Questions Presented Petitioner Scott P. Roeder shot and killed a state-sponsored domestic terrorist named Dr. George Tiller to prevent him from carrying out his scheduled plans to lethally execute unborn individuals the next morning. As an ancillary to collateral review of his murder conviction, he sought a stay of execution of sentence of death on behalf of the unborn and partially born. Both the stay and his own habeas corpus cause were denied. The questions presented are: 1. Whether United States v. Vuitch, 402 U.S. 62 (1971), should be overruled in favor of equality with the unborn? 2. Whether a habeas corpus petitioner is entitled to a free copy of the record on appeal or at least a list of the documents forming the record? 3. Whether state and federal courts must be forced to contend with a properly . developed postconviction record to satisfy the Suspension Clause on collateral review, notwithstanding judicial economy?