cold-case

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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
25A432 Kevin McCarthy, Superintendent, Elmira Correctional Facility v. Pedro Hernandez Second Circuit 2025-10-15 Presumed Complete cold-case constitutional-rights criminal-procedure evidence-standard jurisdiction-review missing-child Whether the constitutional rights of a criminal defendant are violated when a conviction is based on decades-old circumstantial evidence in a high-pro…
21-5380 Luke Edward Fleming v. Florida Florida 2021-08-17 Denied Response WaivedIFP circumstantial-evidence cold-case constitutional-law criminal-procedure dna-evidence due-process evidence murder sexual-battery Whether the Petitioner's convictions for murder and sexual battery violate the Due Process Clause of the United States Constitution because the eviden…
19-541 Michael Lambert v. Estate of Kevin Brown, by its Successor in Interest Rebecca Brown, et al. Ninth Circuit 2019-10-24 Denied cold-case criminal-investigation criminal-procedure dna-evidence exigent-circumstances false-statements fourth-amendment fourth-amendment-violations murder-case probable-cause search-and-seizure search-warrant third-party Whether the Fourth Amendment requires a warrant to search a home based on probable cause and exigent circumstances when the home is owned by a third p…