No. 25-6541

Lonzie Nichols v. Mississippi

Lower Court: Mississippi
Docketed: 2026-01-12
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: constitutional-rights due-process ex-post-facto liberty-interest procedural-bars sentencing-guidelines
Key Terms:
DueProcess Securities
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a state's application and enforcement of procedural bars via its highest appellate court results in the annihilation of fundamental constitutional rights without due process and just compensation, and whether new statutory sentencing guidelines for murder create a liberty interest protected by the Due Process Clause while precluding retroactive application

Docket Entries

2025-11-04
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 11, 2026)

Attorneys

Lonzie Nichols
Lonzie Nichols — Petitioner
Lonzie Nichols — Petitioner