No. 24-6780

Earl Felton Crago, Jr. v. Arizona

Lower Court: Arizona
Docketed: 2025-03-17
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: conviction-review criminal-procedure federal-court habeas-corpus state-court subject-matter-jurisdiction
Latest Conference: 2025-05-02
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Federal Court has jurisdiction to hear successive petitions for writ of habeas corpus when state courts lack subject matter jurisdiction over a defendant's judgment of conviction

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Docket Entries

2025-05-05
Petition DENIED.
2025-04-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/2/2025.
2025-04-11
Waiver of right of respondent Arizona to respond filed.
2025-02-24
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 16, 2025)

Attorneys

Arizona
Jason Dale LewisArizona Attorney General's Office, Respondent
Jason Dale LewisArizona Attorney General's Office, Respondent
Earl F. Crago
Earl Felton Crago Jr. — Petitioner
Earl Felton Crago Jr. — Petitioner