Scott Teevan v. Bobby Lumpkin, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
DueProcess JusticiabilityDoctri
Whether the standard of review for actual innocence claims should be resolved by this Court to address a circuit split
QUESTION(S) PRESENTED ood, Will, this court resolve a circuit split regarding the Standard of Review used for actual innocence? ; ; 2. Should this court grant habeas litigants the ability to . to demand the uritten justifications fer the denial of habeas which is kept secret from them by ‘the Texas Court of Criminal : Appeals? 3. Could this court resolve an issue of due process regarding the appointment af counsel, for a specific statute and body of law currently in place before the Texas courts? : 4, Can this count reslove the multiple issues of perjury that . took place in the trial court to obtain his conviction? 5. How is it possible that three eyewitnesses to thb event ‘uhich makes up the body of the conviction before the court, were not revealed to the defense nor were they brought before the trial court to testify. Further, was this more important if their testimony was known pre-trial to be exculpatory? 6. Was trial counsel ineffective fior not investigating the . seyewitnesses? 7. Was trial counsel ineffective for not obtaining an expert to learn the facts about the pistol used in trial. . vi .