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William Snowden, Jr. v. Charmaine Bracy, Warden

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 19-3739 · judgment October 28, 2019

Certiorari denied · February 24, 2020
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate: the model weighted this down for a self-represented petitioner.

Questions presented

Questions for Review

  1. When a habeas corpus Petitioner is innocent of an aggravated felony, has proof of innocence beyond all reasonable doubt and the conviction occurred because of ineffective assistance of counsel, should the petition be dismissed as procedurally defaulted without an evidentiary hearing?

  2. When overzealous prosecutors can take an unconstitutionally vague law and convict first time offenders with aggravated felonies, should this Court reverse it’s ruling in Almendarez Torres v. United States, to prevent innocent defendants from being unlawfully convicted and sent to prison?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
William Snowden Jr.

For respondent
Benjamin Michael Flowers
Ashbrook Byrne Kresge Flowers LLC

Case

Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Order
Order list, February 24, 2020 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Feb 24 2020
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Feb 05 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2020.
  3. Jan 31 2020
    Waiver of right of respondent Charmaine Bracy to respond filed.
  4. Jan 21 2020
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 27, 2020)