No. 23-5662

Charles Keith Wampler v. Alicia Handwerk, et al.

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-09-27
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: case-laws due-process interpretation judicial-interpretation judicial-writing legal-argument legal-interpretation legislative-drafting legislative-intent statutory-construction statutory-laws word-definition
Key Terms:
DueProcess FifthAmendment Punishment
Latest Conference: 2023-10-27
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Can an individual, in any capacity, be allowed to alter the definition of a word, or words, within a law so that the law better suits the argument they are presenting?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED : : It is an established fact that some laws, whether they. be | statutory laws or case laws, can be written in a way that is. confusing to the lay person. When that occurs it falls to the : Court to help interpret those laws. One thing that cannot be disputed is that, whether it is a’ legislator drafting a bill or : a Justice of this Honorable Court drafting a ruling, the words. used in their writings are chosen because of the definition of . | those words and the impact they will have on the issue at hand. , The Question being presented is: : . | | . i Can an individual, in any capacity, be allowed to alter the . definition of a word, or words, within a law so that the law ' better suits the argument they are presenting? ' . j i ! \ t , ' ' i :

Docket Entries

2023-10-30
Petition DENIED.
2023-10-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/27/2023.
2023-10-10
Waiver of right of respondent Alicia Handwerk, et al. to respond filed.
2023-08-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 27, 2023)

Attorneys

Alicia Handwerk, et al.
Michael Jason HendershotOhio Attorney General's Office, Respondent
Michael Jason HendershotOhio Attorney General's Office, Respondent
Charles K. Wampler
Charles Keith Wampler — Petitioner
Charles Keith Wampler — Petitioner