No. 23-7393

Gregory Shawn Mercer v. Virginia, et al.

Lower Court: Virginia
Docketed: 2024-05-07
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Relisted (3)IFP
Tags: 14th-amendment 6th-amendment amendment-interpretation constitutional-rights due-process incorporation-doctrine privileges-and-immunities privileges-immunities state-court-procedure supremacy-clause
Key Terms:
DueProcess JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2025-04-17 (distributed 3 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Circuit Court of Fairfax County, Court of Appeals of Virginia, and Supreme Court of Virginia erred in denying Petitioner's U.S. Amendment V, VI, and/or XIV rights

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW 1) Whether or not the Circuit Court of Fairfax County (hereafter “FCCC”) Trial Court, the Court of Appeals of Virginia (hereafter “COAV’), and the Supreme Court of Virginia (hereafter “SCV’) erred by denying/refusing to enforce Petitioner’s invoked U.S. Amendment V, VI, and/or XIV Rights? 2) Whether or not the 1971 Constitution of Virginia, Article VI, Sections 1, 2, & 7 are Unconstitutional because they violate the U.S. Supremacy Clause (U.S. Constitution, Article VI, Clause 2)? 3) Whether or not the Incorporation Doctrine ought to be extended to make U.S. Amendment IX and/or U.S. Amendment X applicable to the States through U.S. Amendment XIV or the Privileges and Immunities Clause (U.S. Constitution, Article IV, Section 2)? i

Docket Entries

2025-04-21
Rehearing DENIED.
2025-03-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2025.
2025-03-20
Petition for Rehearing filed.
2025-02-24
Petition DENIED.
2025-01-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2025.
2024-12-27
Petitioner complied with order of October 7, 2024.
2024-10-23
Application (24A390) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until December 27, 2024.
2024-10-18
Application (24A390) for an extension of time within which to comply with the order of October 7, 2024, submitted to The Chief Justice.
2024-10-07
The motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied. Petitioner is allowed until October 28, 2024, within which to pay the docketing fee required by Rule 38(a) and to submit a petition in compliance with Rule 33.1 of the Rules of this Court.
2024-06-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
2024-05-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 6, 2024)

Attorneys

Gregory S. Mercer
Gregory Shawn Mercer — Petitioner
Gregory Shawn Mercer — Petitioner