No. 25A112

Brian Leslie Finkel v. Arizona

Lower Court: Arizona
Docketed: 2025-07-28
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Tags: due-process extraordinary-writ habeas-corpus judicial-review post-conviction-relief sentence-correction
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a state supreme court can deny an extraordinary writ application seeking sentence correction when the petitioner claims the original sentencing was illegal and violates due process

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Docket Entries

2025-07-30
Application (25A112) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until November 1, 2025.
2025-07-16
Application (25A112) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 2, 2025 to November 1, 2025, submitted to Justice Kagan.

Attorneys

Brian L. Finkel
Brian Leslie Finkel — Petitioner