No. 25A891

Nicholas Sexton v. Maine

Lower Court: Maine
Docketed: 2026-02-06
Status: Application
Type: A
Tags: appellate-review certificate-of-probable-cause due-process post-conviction-review pro-se-petition procedural-waiver
Key Terms:
CriminalProcedure
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Question not identified.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a state supreme court's summary denial of a certificate of probable cause for a post-conviction review petition violates a criminal defendant's due process rights when the court fails to provide a reasoned explanation for its denial

Docket Entries

2026-02-06
Application (25A891) granted by Justice Jackson extending the time to file until April 6, 2026.
2026-01-23
Application (25A891) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 5, 2026 to April 6, 2026, submitted to Justice Jackson.

Attorneys

Nicholas Sexton
Nicholas Sexton — Petitioner