No. 22-7680

Adonne A. Horton v. West Virginia

Lower Court: West Virginia
Docketed: 2023-06-01
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: article-i-section-10 constitutional-law criminal-procedure due-process ex-post-facto fourteenth-amendment life-sentence police-pursuit statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2023-06-22
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Lower Court's Application of an Ex Post Facto Law to Affirm Petitioner's Life Sentence for Running From the Police Violated Article I, Section 10 of the U.S. Constitution?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED 1. Whether the Lower Court’s Application of an Ex Post Facto Law to Affirm Petitioner’s Life Sentence for Running From the Police Violated Article I, Section 10 of the U.S. Constitution? IL. Whether W.Va. Code § 61-11-18 (2000), As Applied to Petitioner’s Case, Is Unconstitutionally Vague in Violation of the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution? | |

Docket Entries

2023-06-26
Petition DENIED.
2023-06-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/22/2023.
2023-06-05
Waiver of right of respondent West Virginia to respond filed.
2023-05-11
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 3, 2023)

Attorneys

Adonne A. Horton
Adonne A. Horton — Petitioner
Adonne A. Horton — Petitioner
West Virginia
Lindsay Sara SeeOffice of the West Virginia Attorney General, Respondent
Lindsay Sara SeeOffice of the West Virginia Attorney General, Respondent