| 22-7085 |
Rodolfo Godinez v. Steven Johnson, Administrator, New Jersey State Prison, et al. |
Third Circuit |
2023-03-24 |
Denied |
criminal-procedure-miranda due-process fair-trial gang-evidence gang-expert-testimony ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel insufficient-evidence media-exposure miranda-rights sixth-amendment |
Whether the Appellant's Pre-Miranda Statements was obtained in violation of Miranda v. Arizona |
| 22-6646 |
Omar Shaheer Thomas v. Steven Johnson, Administrator, New Jersey State Prison, et al. |
Third Circuit |
2023-01-27 |
Denied |
14th-amendment 4th-amendment 5th-amendment certificate-of-appealability constitutional-violation due-process illegal-arrest ineffective-assistance search-and-seizure warrantless-arrest |
Whether the Third Circuit Court of Appeals Erred in Denying Petitioner a Certificate of Appealability |
| 22-5255 |
Selwin Martin v. Steven Johnson, Administrator, New Jersey State Prison, et al. |
Third Circuit |
2022-08-02 |
Denied |
appeals appellate-review civil-procedure district-court due-process federal-courts habeas-corpus procedural-timeliness statute-of-limitations third-circuit writ-petition |
Whether the District Court and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals erred in dismissing the Petitioner's Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus as untimel… |
| 21-8264 |
Ashley Georges v. Steven Johnson, Administrator, New Jersey State Prison, et al. |
Third Circuit |
2022-06-29 |
Denied |
aedpa aedpa-statute brady-v-maryland brady-violation court-of-appeals due-process equitable-tolling exculpatory-evidence fundamental-rights state-disclosure |
Whether the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit improperly applied the AEDPA statute of limitations is subject to equitable tolling |
| 21-6836 |
Daniel Locus v. Steven Johnson, Administrator, New Jersey State Prison, et al. |
Third Circuit |
2022-01-18 |
Denied |
credibility criminal-procedure due-process eyewitness-identification federal-courts judicial-review state-court-review state-courts wrongful-conviction wrongful-convictions |
Did the District Court's ruling consistent with the holdings in Neil v. Biggers |
| 21-6702 |
Oscar Porter v. Steven Johnson, Administrator, New Jersey State Prison, et al. |
Third Circuit |
2021-12-22 |
Denied |
28-usc-2254 alibi-witness alibi-witnesses criminal-trial eyewitness-identification eyewitness-testimony habeas-corpus identification ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel sixth-amendment |
Whether trial counsel violated the Sixth Amendment by prejudging and excluding close friends and family as alibi witnesses |
| 21-5917 |
Darius Murphy v. Steven Johnson, Administrator, New Jersey State Prison, et al. |
Third Circuit |
2021-10-07 |
Denied |
brady-v-maryland brady-violation due-process exculpatory-evidence federal-court-review federal-review habeas-corpus state-court-deference state-court-procedure statutory-deference |
Whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit improperly applied 28-U.S.C-2254(d) |
| 20-1164 |
Donald E. Boyd v. Steven Johnson, Administrator, New Jersey State Prison, et al. |
Third Circuit |
2021-02-24 |
Denied |
civil-rights due-process fair-trial fair-trial-rights involuntary-medication psychotropic-drugs right-to-counsel self-representation sixth-amendment xanax-dosage |
Whether the State of New Jersey's administration of unreasonably high doses of the controlled psychotropic drug Xanax violated the defendant's constit… |
| 20-6906 |
Charles Hamilton v. Steven Johnson, Administrator, New Jersey State Prison, et al. |
Third Circuit |
2021-01-15 |
Denied |
aedpa aedpa-restrictions counsel-of-choice criminal-defendant criminal-defendant-rights federal-law sixth-amendment state-court state-court-review |
Whether a State Court's erroneous denial of a criminal defendant's Sixth Amendment Right to be represented by counsel of choice resulted in a decision… |
| 20-6262 |
Daniel Twian Brown v. Steven Johnson, Administrator, New Jersey State Prison, et al. |
Third Circuit |
2020-11-10 |
Denied |
certificate-of-appealability constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process effective-assistance-of-counsel fifth-amendment fourteenth-amendment fourth-amendment ineffective-counsel warrantless-arrest |
Whether the Third Circuit Court of Appeals Erred in Denying Petitioner a Certificate of Appealability |
| 20-5888 |
Burton Lee Smith v. Steven Johnson, Administrator, New Jersey State Prison, et al. |
Third Circuit |
2020-10-02 |
Denied |
404(b)-jury-instructions bruton-v-united-states certificate-of-appealability confrontation-clause constitutional-rights effective-assistance-of-counsel ineffective-assistance-of-counsel jury-instructions mug-shot-identification severance-of-defendants sleeping-juror trial-procedure |
Whether the Third Circuit Court of Appeals Erred in Denying Petitioner a Certificate of Appealability |
| 19-8465 |
Earl T. Moore v. Steven Johnson, Administrator, New Jersey State Prison, et al. |
Third Circuit |
2020-05-14 |
Denied |
appellate-procedure appellate-review certificate-of-appealability due-process habeas-corpus procedural-timeliness third-circuit timeliness writ-of-habeas-corpus |
Whether the Third Circuit Court of Appeals Erred in Denying Petitioner a Certificate of Appealability on His Claim that His Petition for a Writ of Hab… |
| 19-8396 |
Robert R. Hill v. Steven Johnson, Administrator, New Jersey State Prison, et al. |
Third Circuit |
2020-05-05 |
Denied |
certificate-of-appealability conflict-of-interest due-process fourteenth-amendment prosecutor prosecutorial-misconduct trial-judge |
Whether the district court and the third circuit erred in refusing to issue a certificate of appealability |
| 19-8213 |
Jesus Rodriguez v. Steven Johnson, Administrator, New Jersey State Prison, et al. |
Third Circuit |
2020-04-08 |
Denied |
collateral-review cullen-v-pinholster due-process fair-trial habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance martinez-exception martinez-v-ryan pinholster-ruling sixth-amendment |
Whether receiving inadequate representation at a first collateral review proceeding triggers the exception of Martinez v. Ryan |
| 19-8155 |
Omar Saunders v. Steven Johnson, Administrator, New Jersey State Prison, et al. |
Third Circuit |
2020-04-01 |
Denied |
appeals civil-rights court-of-appeals criminal-procedure denial due-process federal-courts habeas-corpus judicial-review saunders third-circuit |
Did the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit err in affirming Mr. Saunders' Denial of Habeas Corpus? |
| 19-7948 |
Omar N. Davis v. Steven Johnson, Administrator, New Jersey State Prison, et al. |
Third Circuit |
2020-03-10 |
Denied |
criminal-procedure due-process ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel plea-bargaining right-to-counsel sentencing sixth-amendment trial-counsel |
Whether a petitioner's due process rights were violated due to ineffective assistance of counsel |
| 19-7734 |
Andre Dennis v. Steven Johnson, Administrator, New Jersey State Prison, et al. |
Third Circuit |
2020-02-21 |
Denied |
constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process fifth-amendment ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel interrogation miranda-rights sixth-amendment suppression-of-evidence |
Did counsel render ineffective assistance by failing to seek suppression of Mr. Dennis' statements to police because he was not re-Mirandized followin… |
| 19-7355 |
Herman L. Gaines v. Steven Johnson, Administrator, New Jersey State Prison, et al. |
Third Circuit |
2020-01-22 |
Denied |
civil-rights constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process exculpatory-evidence habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel judicial-collusion judicial-misconduct post-conviction-relief sixth-amendment strickland-v-washington |
Was the petitioner denied due process and effective assistance of counsel? |
| 19-7087 |
Anthony May v. Steven Johnson, Administrator, New Jersey State Prison, et al. |
Third Circuit |
2019-12-30 |
Denied |
due-process effective-assistance-of-counsel equitable-tolling extraordinary-circumstances ineffective-assistance low-iq manifest-injustice mental-retardation |
Whether petitioner's 'mental retardation' and 'low IQ' constitute 'extraordinary circumstances' in which 'equitable tolling' should be applied to avoi… |
| 19-6454 |
Corey Morris v. Steven Johnson, Administrator, New Jersey State Prison, et al. |
Third Circuit |
2019-10-30 |
Denied |
6th-amendment constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process effective-assistance-of-counsel extended-sentences federal-review multiple-indictments plea-bargaining post-conviction-relief sentencing sentencing-guidelines |
Whether defendants have a Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel when contemplating plea offers |
| 19-5266 |
Clarence E. Scott, Jr. v. Steven Johnson, Administrator, New Jersey State Prison, et al. |
Third Circuit |
2019-07-23 |
Denied |
constitutional-rights due-process fair-trial fourteenth-amendment ineffective-assistance-of-counsel sixth-amendment strickland-standard strickland-v-washington |
Whether the district court ruling that Petitioner was not denied his right to the effective assistance of counsel, due process of the law and right to… |
| 18-8955 |
Gregory Butler v. Steven Johnson, Administrator, New Jersey State Prison, et al. |
Third Circuit |
2019-04-23 |
Denied |
14th-amendment 6th-amendment certificate-of-appealability confrontation-clause criminal-procedure cross-examination due-process evidence fourteenth-amendment jury-instructions other-crimes-evidence sixth-amendment trial-fairness witness-confrontation |
Whether the district court and the third circuit erred in refusing to issue a certificate of appealability |
| 18-8946 |
Willie Peterson v. Steven Johnson, Administrator, New Jersey State Prison, et al. |
Third Circuit |
2019-04-23 |
Denied |
certificate-of-appealability constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process duncan-v-louisiana illinois-v-allen lewis-v-united-states right-to-be-present third-circuit-court |
Whether the Third Circuit Court of Appeals Erred in Denying Petitioner a Certificate of Appealability on His Claim that the State Court Violated the U… |
| 18M142 |
Andre Williams v. Steven Johnson, Administrator, New Jersey State Prison, et al. |
Third Circuit |
2019-04-09 |
Presumed Complete |
None |
|
| 18-8651 |
Robert Butrim v. Steven Johnson, Administrator, New Jersey State Prison, et al. |
Third Circuit |
2019-04-01 |
Denied |
actual-innocence due-process eighth-amendment fair-trial habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel prosecutorial-misconduct strickland-standard strickland-v-washington sufficiency-of-evidence sufficiency-of-the-evidence |
Whether the District Court's failure to address all the issues presented in the Habeas Corpus Petition deprived the Movant of a full review by the Cir… |
| 18-8576 |
Yusef Allen v. Steven Johnson, Administrator, New Jersey State Prison, et al. |
Third Circuit |
2019-03-26 |
Denied |
brady-requirements brady-violation constitutional-rights conviction conviction-integrity criminal-conviction criminal-justice-system due-process integrity integrity-of-justice judicial-review prosecutorial-ethics prosecutorial-misconduct |
Whether the gross actions of prosecutorial misconduct were so egregious as to render the defendant's conviction unconstitutional |
| 18-7021 |
Juan Thomas v. Steven Johnson, Administrator, New Jersey State Prison, et al. |
Third Circuit |
2018-12-13 |
Denied |
admissibility-of-evidence due-process eighth-amendment equitable-tolling fair-trial ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel jury-charge martinez-v-ryan notice-of-appeal public-defender |
Whether the Circuit Court erred in failing to appropriately consider the 'Equitable Tolling' in conjunction with Ineffective Assistance of the Public … |
| 18-5932 |
Ronald Jones v. Steven Johnson, Administrator, New Jersey State Prison, et al. |
Third Circuit |
2018-09-11 |
Denied |
actual-innocence certificate-of-appealability constitutional-violation criminal-procedure due-process fifth-amendment fourteenth-amendment habeas-corpus medical-evidence section-2254 sixth-amendment state-conviction |
Whether Petitioner has shown clear and convincing evidence of a credible actual-innocence claim from his State conviction? |
| 18-5700 |
Jerry Docaj v. Steven Johnson, Administrator, New Jersey State Prison, et al. |
Third Circuit |
2018-08-22 |
Denied |
criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process fair-trial fourteenth-amendment ineffective-assistance jury-instructions manslaughter miranda-rights passion-provocation sixth-amendment |
Whether the jury instruction on passion/provocation manslaughter misstated the law |
| 18-5337 |
Shawn Johnson v. Steven Johnson, Administrator, New Jersey State Prison, et al. |
Third Circuit |
2018-07-25 |
Denied |
actual-innocence brady-violations certificate-of-appealability criminal-procedure due-process habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance-of-counsel newly-discovered-evidence prosecutorial-concession prosecutorial-misconduct recantation recanted-testimony self-defense witness-recantation |
Whether petitioner Shawn Johnson was denied due process and a fair trial due to newly discovered evidence of actual innocence and ineffective assistan… |