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Gregory Shawn Mercer v. Virginia
Paid petition · Supreme Court of Virginia, No. 170569 · judgment June 21, 2017
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
(Abbreviations Explained on Page 1) WON the use by the Justices of the SCV En Banc of VA Code §17.1-410(B) to deny Petitioner's 4/28/2017 Substantial Constitutional Question which raises the fact that COAV Justices were defeating Federal Constitutional and Federal Case Law Authorities with inferior Virginia Case Law Authorities contrary to the Supremacy Clause and in violation of the COAV Justices' Oath of Office (CUS, Article VI, Clauses 2 & 3) in this particular case is warring with the CUS and an ACT OF TREASON (CUS, Article III, Section 3) by the SCV Justices? WON COy, Article VI, Sections 1 & 2 have nullified the Supremacy Clause (CUS, Article VI, Clause 2) in Virginia for this particular case permitting the Justices of the SCV En Banc to interpret Federal Law contrary to a long history of Federal Case Law? WON COV, Article VI, Sections 1 & 2 are Unconstitutional with respect to the CUS and its Supremacy Clause (CUS, Article VI, Clause 2) as demonstrated in this particular case? WON the SCV En Banc erred by not issuing a to Petitioner a Notice of Oral Argument (RSCV Rule 5:170)(4)) in this particular case after Petitioner twice filed that he desired to state orally and in person the reasons why his SCV Petition for Appeal should be granted (RSCV Rule 5:17(i)(5)) based on
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Gregory Shawn Mercer
For respondent
Matthew Robert McGuire
Office of the Attorney General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Feb 20 2018Petition DENIED.
- Jan 24 2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/16/2018.
- Jan 19 2018Waiver of right of respondent Virginia to respond filed.
- Jan 04 2018Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 7, 2018)