No. 23-7721

Darren M. Reese v. Jay Forshey, Warden

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-06-14
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: constitutional-law constitutional-violation criminal-procedure criminal-procedure'\n\n'May a State Court of Last due-process legal-interpretation rule-of-lenity state-court state-law statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
DueProcess HabeasCorpus Securities JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2024-09-30
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is the Rule of Lenity a Constitutional Due Process guarantee that must be employed when a State Court construes ambiguous statutory language?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW 1. Is the Rule of Lenity a Constitutional Due Process guarantee that must be employed when a State Court construes ambiguous statutory language? 2. Is it repugnant to the Constitutions, laws, and/or Treaties of the United States, and a violation of Due Process, for a State Court of Last Resort violate and/or ignore its own laws and/or tules in order to reach a ruling that increases the level of offenses and/or penalties and/or relieves the State of its burden of proof regarding enhanced offenses and penalties? 1 v . ,

Docket Entries

2024-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2024-07-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
2024-02-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 15, 2024)

Attorneys

Darren M. Reese
Darren M. Reese — Petitioner
Darren M. Reese — Petitioner