No. 24-1148

Dominic Michael Mason v. Catherine S. Bauman, Warden

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-05-08
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: constitutional-rights due-process fifth-amendment habeas-corpus self-incrimination sentencing
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2025-06-12
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a criminal defendant's pre-arrest silence can be used against him at sentencing in violation of his Fifth and Fourteenth Amendment rights

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

STION PRESEN TED FOR REVIEW WHETHER DOMINIC MASON IS ENT ITLED TO HABEAS CORPU S RELIEF AND RESENTENCING WHERE HIS FIFTH AND FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT RIGHTS UNDER THE UNITED STATES CONSTITU TION WERE VIOLATED WHEN THE MICHIGAN TRIAL COURT USED HIS PRE-ARREST SILENCE (AND OTHER ACTIONS THAT HE TOOK IN FURTHE RANCE OF HIS RIGHT TO NOT INCU LPATE HIMSELF) AGAINST HIM AT HIS SENTENCING HEARING, AND RELIED ON THIS “MISINFORMATION OF A CONSTITU TIONAL MAGNITU DE TO INAPPROPRIATELY SENTENCE HIM BASED ON THIS MISINF ORMATION ? ii CORPORA TE D ISCLOSURE STA TEMEN T U nited State s Sup reme Cour t No: _ DOMIN IC MICHA EL MA SON v CATHERIN E S. BA UMA N (1) The full name of every party or ami cus the attor ney represents i n the case : DOMINC MICHAEL MASON (2) If such p arty or amicus i s a cor poration: N.A. i) Its p arent cor poration, if any; and N.A. ii) A li st of stockholde rs whi ch ar e publicly he ld comp anies owni ng 10% or mor e of the stock i n the party or ami cus: N.A. (3) The name s of all law fi rms whose partners or associ ates have appeared for the party in the case or are expected to appear for the party in thi s cour t: LAW OFFICES OF DANA B. CARRON, P.C. Attor ney's Si gnatur e: Date : 4/01/25 _ D ana B. Carron ii LIST OF PRIOR PROCEED INGS 1. April 10, 2023, Berrien County Ci rcuit Cour t, Pe ople v. Mason, Case No. 2 021-003968-FC, Se ntencing 2. August 3 1, 2023, Michigan Cour t of Ap peals, Pe ople v. Mason , Case No. 3 67003, Denial of Le ave to Ap peal 3. Januar y 4, 2024, Michigan Sup reme Cour t, Pe ople v. Mason , Michigan Sup reme Cour t, Case No. 1 66071, Denial of Leave to Ap peal 4. Octobe r 3, 2024, United State s District Cour t for Western District of Mi chigan, Domi nic Michae l Mason v. Cathe rine S. Bauman, W arden, Case No. 1 :24-cv-1 47, Denial of Habe as Cor pus Petition 5. Mar ch 31, 2025, United State s Cour t of Ap peals for the Sixth Ci rcuit, Domi nic Michae l Mason v. Cathe rine S. Bauman, W arden, Case No. 2 4-4949, Denial of Ce rtificate of Appealabi lity iii TABLE OF CON TEN TS

Docket Entries

2025-06-16
Petition DENIED.
2025-05-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/12/2025.
2025-05-22
Waiver of right of respondent Warden Catherine S. Bauman to respond filed.
2025-04-21

Attorneys

Dominic Mason
D. B. CarronLaw Offices of Dana B. Carron, P.C., Petitioner
D. B. CarronLaw Offices of Dana B. Carron, P.C., Petitioner
Warden Catherine S. Bauman
Ann Maurine ShermanMichigan Department of Attorney General, Respondent
Ann Maurine ShermanMichigan Department of Attorney General, Respondent