No. 25-601

Ralston Brown v. Mellekas, Police Officer, et al.

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2025-11-24
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: constitutional-rights due-process judicial-estoppel megan's-law plea-agreement retroactive-statute
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2026-01-23
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the New York Court of Appeals erred in its conclusion regarding the retroactive application of Connecticut Megan's Law and its impact on Mr. Brown's constitutional rights and plea agreement

Question Presented (from Petition)

Weather the Respondent violated the Petitioner Constitutional Rights By acting under color of law? II. Question Presented Whether the New York Court of Appeals, overlooked Mr. Brown ’s arguments that the 1993 Alfred plea was not made intelligently, which the under color of State Law application of the Connecticut Megon ’s Law retroactive Statue, violated Mr. Brown ’s Federal substantive constitutional rights to due process? III. Question Presented Whether the New York Court of Appeal err in its conclusion that the application of the Connecticut Megon ’s Law retroactive Statue did not frustrate Mr. Brown ’s plea agreement contract? 2 L IV. Question Presented Whether the New York Court of Appeal err in its conclusion not to apply the judicial estoppel doctrine? 3

Docket Entries

2026-01-26
Petition DENIED.
2026-01-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/23/2026.
2025-12-19
Waiver of right of respondent Mellekas Police Officer, et al. to respond filed.
2025-08-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 24, 2025)

Attorneys

Mellekas Police Officer, et al.
David C. YaleConnecticut Office of the Attorney General, Respondent
David C. YaleConnecticut Office of the Attorney General, Respondent
Ralston Brown
Ralston Brown — Petitioner
Ralston Brown — Petitioner