No. 25-6315
Jasper Phillip Rushing v. Arizona
IFP
Tags: capital-punishment constitutional-claim due-process fundamental-error preservation-doctrine shackling
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw DueProcess Punishment JusticiabilityDoctri
AdministrativeLaw DueProcess Punishment JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference:
N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)
1. Did the Arizona Supreme Court err in concluding that Mr. Rushing failed to preserve below?
2. If the claim was unpreserved, did the unjustified visible shackling constitute reversible error, nonetheless?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Did the Arizona Supreme Court err in concluding that Mr. Rushing failed to preserve his constitutional challenge to visible shackling, and if unpreserved, does such unjustified shackling constitute reversible error?
Docket Entries
2026-02-06
Brief of State of Arizona in opposition submitted.
2025-12-31
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 6, 2026.
2025-12-23
Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 7, 2026 to February 6, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-12-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 7, 2026)
Attorneys
Arizona
Jason P. Gannon — Office of the Attorney General, Respondent
Jasper Rushing
State of Arizona
Jason Dale Lewis — Arizona Attorney General's Office, Respondent