No. 23A868

Steven Vernon Bixby v. Bryan P. Stirling, Commissioner, South Carolina Department of Corrections, et al.

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-03-28
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Tags: capital-case certiorari-extension constitutional-review death-penalty fourth-circuit habeas-corpus
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Fourth Circuit applied the correct legal standard in reviewing a death-sentenced prisoner's habeas corpus petition challenging the constitutionality of his conviction or sentence

Docket Entries

2024-06-18
Application of Bryan Stirling, Commissioner, South Carolina Department of Corrections; and Lydell Chestnut, Deputy Warden, Broad River Correctional Institution for a further extension of time submitted.
2024-03-28
Application (23A868) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until June 3, 2024.
2024-03-22
Application (23A868) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 4, 2024 to June 3, 2024, submitted to The Chief Justice.

Attorneys

Bryan Stirling, Commissioner, South Carolina Department of Corrections; and Lydell Chestnut, Deputy Warden, Broad River Correctional Institution
William Joseph MayeSouth Carolina Attorney General's Office, Respondent
Steven Bixby
David Charles WeissCapital Habeas Unit for the Fourth Circuit, Petitioner