No. 25A754

Martez Abram v. Mississippi

Lower Court: Mississippi
Docketed: 2025-12-30
Status: Application
Type: A
Tags: appellate-review constitutional-rights direct-appeal indigent-defendant mississippi-supreme-court supreme-court
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Mississippi Supreme Court's denial of a direct appeal violated the petitioner's constitutional right to meaningful appellate review

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

No question identified. : No. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES MARTEZ ABRAM, Petitioner, STATE OF MISSISSIPPI Respondent, APPLICATION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI To the Honorable Samuel A. Alito, Jr., Associate Justice of the United States and Circuit Justice for the Fifth Circuit: COMES NOW the Petitioner, Martez Abram, an indigent defendant, by and through undersigned counsel, and pursuant to 28 U.S.C.A. § 1257(a) and Supreme Court Rule 13.5, respectfully requests an extension of time of thirty (30) days within which to file a Petition for Writ of Certiorari in this Court. Petitioner intends to seek review of a decision of the Mississippi Supreme Court denying his direct appeal. That decision became final on October 16, 2025, Abram v. State, 420 So.3d 881 (Miss. August 7, 2025) (attached as

Docket Entries

2025-12-31
Application (25A754) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until February 13, 2026.
2025-12-19
Application (25A754) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 14, 2026 to February 13, 2026, submitted to Justice Alito.

Attorneys

Martez Abram
Greg Richard SporeOffice of the State Public Defender, Petitioner
Greg Richard SporeOffice of the State Public Defender, Petitioner