No. 25-6587

Jett Garriott Adams v. Dan Shannon, Director, Wyoming Department of Corrections, et al.

Lower Court: Tenth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-01-15
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: ake-v-oklahoma harmless-error-analysis indigent-defendant psychiatric-assistance sanity-defense sixth-amendment
Key Terms:
DueProcess HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2026-02-20 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

When a defendant meets the threshold showing for psychiatric assistance under Ake v. Oklahoma, what conditions satisfy the showing and what standard of review applies to the denial of such assistance?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

1. When this Court held in A/re v. Oklahoma that an indigent defendant must make a threshold showing that their sanity would be a significant factor at trial, what are the conditions that satisfy that threshold showing? 2. If a defendant meets the threshold showing, is the denial of psychiatric assistance under Ake v. Oklahoma subject to structural or harmless-error analysis? 3. Once a threshold showing is met does the 6th Amendment right to the Assistance of Counsel apply to mental illness pleas in the context of independent psychiatric assistance as it relates to an examination, and assisting in evaluation, preparation and presentation of an affirmative defense?

Docket Entries

2026-01-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2026-01-21
Waiver of Dan Shannon, et al. of right to respond submitted.
2026-01-21
Waiver of right of respondent Dan Shannon, et al. to respond filed.
2026-01-12
Motion (25M43) of petitioner for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari with the supplemental appendix under seal Granted.
2025-12-03
Motion (25M43) DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
2025-08-13
Motion (25M43) of petitioner for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari with the supplemental appendix under seal filed.
2025-08-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 17, 2026)

Attorneys

Dan Shannon, et al.
Jenny Lynn CraigOffice of the Wyoming Attorney General, Respondent
Jenny Lynn CraigOffice of the Wyoming Attorney General, Respondent
Jett Adams
Jett Garriott AdamsWyoming Medium Correctional Institution, Petitioner
Jett Garriott AdamsWyoming State Penitentiary, Petitioner