No. 24-760

Ryan T. Thornton v. Circuit Court of Wisconsin, Racine County

Lower Court: Wisconsin
Docketed: 2025-01-16
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: appellate-counsel habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance procedural-error supreme-court-review writ-of-certiorari
Key Terms:
DueProcess HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2025-02-21
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the Supreme Court and Wisconsin courts err in denying Ryan Thornton's multiple petitions and appeals related to ineffective assistance of appellate counsel and habeas corpus claims

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

1. Did the United States Supreme Court err bydenying RYAN ’s 2023AP769CR 1/16/2024 Writ Of Certiorari (USSC Filing Number 23-898) on 3/25/2024? 2. Did the Wisconsin Supreme Court err on 8/2/2024 by Denying (App.28) RYAN ’s 2023AP2368W [5/8/2024 Petition For Review] with-out ever reviewing his [7/22/2023 2023AP769CR Brief Of Appellant]? 3. Did the State of Wisconsin err by failing to ever commence the Docketing of RYAN ’s 2019AP2326CR Appeal with attorney Singleton? 4. Did the Docketing Issue in Question 3. open-thedoor for this Ineffective Assistance of Appellate Council Situation (described with-in Question 2.)? STATEMENT OF OPINIONS DIRECTLY ARISING FROM 2023AP2368W This case arises from and is related to the following proceedings in the: Supreme Court of the State of Wisconsin 11 State of Wisconsin v. Ryan T. Thornton Case No. 2023AP769CR • 12/12/2023 ORDER that “claims of ineffective assistance of appellate counsel must be brought via a petition for writ of habeas corpus in the court of appeals ” (App.22) Second District Court of Appeals of the State of Wisconsin Ryan T. Thornton v. Circuit Court of Racine Cnty. Case No. 2023AP2368W • ORDER Denying RYAN ’s 12/20/2023 Petition For Writ Of Habeas Corpus, issued 3/26/2024 (App.24) Second District Court of Appeals of the State of Wisconsin Ryan T. Thornton v. Circuit Court of Racine Cnty. Case No. 2023AP2368W • ORDER Denying RYAN ’s 3/26/2024 Motion For Reconsideration, issued 4/9/2024 (App.26) Second District Court of Anneals of the State of Wisconsin Ryan T. Thornton v. Circuit Court of Racine Cnty. Case No. 2023AP2368W Ill • ORDER Denying RYAN ’s 5/4/2024 Amended Petition For Writ Of Habeas Corpus, issued 5/7/2024 (App.27) Supreme Court of the State of Wisconsin Ryan T. Thornton v. Circuit Court of Racine Cnty. Case No. 2023AP2368W • ORDER Denying RYAN ’s 5/8/2024 Petition For Review, issued 8/2/2024 (App.28)

Docket Entries

2025-02-24
Petition DENIED.
2025-02-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2025.
2025-01-24
Waiver of right of respondent Circuit Court of Wisconsin, Racine County to respond filed.
2024-12-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 18, 2025)
2024-09-10
Application (24A248) granted by Justice Barrett extending the time to file until December 30, 2024.
2024-09-03
Application (24A248) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 31, 2024 to December 30, 2024, submitted to Justice Barrett.

Attorneys

Circuit Court of Wisconsin, Racine County
Jennifer Lynn VandermeuseWisconsin Department of Justice, Respondent
Jennifer Lynn VandermeuseWisconsin Department of Justice, Respondent
Ryan Thornton
Ryan Thornton — Petitioner
Ryan Thornton — Petitioner