No. 25-6774
IFP
Tags: actual-innocence death-penalty due-process habeas-corpus liberty-interest state-procedural-rule
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw DueProcess JusticiabilityDoctri
AdministrativeLaw DueProcess JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference:
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Question Presented (from Petition)
Where a state has created liberty interests that give death-sentenced prisoners with credible claims of innocence vehicles for proving their innocence in subsequent habeas proceedings, is the federal right to due process violated when the putatively innocent is arbitrarily denied permission to exercise the right to prove his innocence?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Where a state has created liberty interests that give death-sentenced prisoners with credible claims of innocence vehicles for proving their innocence in subsequent habeas proceedings, is the federal right to due process violated when the putatively innocent is arbitrarily denied permission to exercise the right to prove his innocence?
Docket Entries
2026-02-06
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 12, 2026)
2025-12-30
Application (25A752) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until February 6, 2026.
2025-12-22
Application (25A752) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 7, 2026 to February 18, 2026, submitted to Justice Alito.
Attorneys
Charles Flores
Gretchen S. Sween — Petitioner