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Lawrence Doby Wilson, aka Amin A. Rashid v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 19-35674 · judgment October 30, 2020


Certiorari denied · June 1, 2021
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

  1. Whether The Court Of Appeals In A Coram Nobis Proceeding Denies A Criminal Defendant Due Process Under The Fifth Amendment To The United States Constitution By Its Refusal To Use Equitable Tolling To Permit Said Defendant To File For Relief Once .It Concludes That Defendant Is "Actually Innocent" Of The Crime Convicted Of?

  2. Whether The Delayed Filing Of A Petition For Coram Nobis Relief Is Justified By The Fact That The Court Of Appeals Opinion Showing That The Petitioner Is "Actually Innocent" Of The Crime Was Decided After Petitioner Filed His Initial Petition For Coram Nobis Relief On Grounds Of "Actual Innocence;" And, If So, Does A District Court Abuse Its Discretion By Denying Coram Nobis Relief On Grounds Of Unjustifiable Delay When Petitioner Bases His Second Coram Nobis Petition On Said Circuit Decision Which Shows That He Is "Actually Innocent" Of The Crime?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Lawrence Doby Wilson

For respondent
Brian H. Fletcher
Acting Solicitor General

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, June 1, 2021 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Jun 01 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. May 11 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/27/2021.
  3. May 05 2021
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  4. Apr 17 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 2, 2021)