No. 24-6647

Oscar Stilley v. Cole Jester, Arkansas Secretary of State, et al.

Lower Court: Arkansas
Docketed: 2025-02-26
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 6th-amendment assistance-of-counsel constitutional-rights criminal-judgment peaceful-petition voting-registration
Key Terms:
FirstAmendment JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2025-04-17
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is a void criminal judgment taken contrary to the 6th Amendment right to assistance of counsel legally sufficient to criminally punish the convicted person for registering to vote?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

1. Is a void criminal judgment, taken contrary to the 6th Amendment right to assistance of counsel, nevertheless legally sufficient to criminally punish the convicted person for registering to vote? 2. Does the 1st Amendment peaceful petition clause protect persons who reasonably rely upon the US Constitution and US Supreme Court precedent, in engaging in peaceful petition or conditions precedent thereto? 3. What remedies should be available for violations of 1st Amendment peaceful petition rights? -2

Docket Entries

2025-04-21
Petition DENIED.
2025-04-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2025.
2025-03-03
Waiver of Cole Jester, Arkansas Secretary of State of right to respond submitted.
2025-03-03
Waiver of right of respondent Cole Jester, Arkansas Secretary of State to respond filed.
2025-01-21
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 28, 2025)
2024-11-18
Application (24A492) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until January 22, 2025.
2024-11-11
Application (24A492) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 4, 2024 to January 22, 2025, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.

Attorneys

Cole Jester, Arkansas Secretary of State
Dylan Leslie JacobsArkansas Attorney General's Office, Respondent
Dylan Leslie JacobsArkansas Attorney General's Office, Respondent
Oscar Stilley
Oscar Stilley — Petitioner
Oscar Stilley — Petitioner