Dominic Michael Mason v. Catherine S. Bauman, Warden
DueProcess
Whether a criminal defendant's pre-arrest silence can be used against him at sentencing in violation of his Fifth and Fourteenth Amendment rights
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