No. 24A659

Karl Douglas Roberts v. Dexter Payne, Director, Arkansas Division of Correction

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-01-02
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Tags: certiorari circuit-court death-penalty eighth-amendment habeas-corpus time-extension
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Eighth Amendment permits the execution of a death row inmate after a significant delay in seeking federal habeas review

Docket Entries

2025-01-03
Application (24A659) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until March 14, 2025.
2024-12-23
Application (24A659) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 13, 2025 to March 14, 2025, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.

Attorneys

Karl Roberts
Melissa FenwickFederal Public Defender Office, Petitioner