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Major Hudson, III v. Rick Whitten, Warden

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, No. 20-6140 · judgment January 6, 2021


Certiorari denied · October 4, 2021

Questions presented

  1. WHETHER REASONABLE JURIST COULD FIND IT DEBATABLE THAT THERES AN EXTAORDINARY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A MISDEMEANOR VS. A FELONY, AND WHETHER A PERSON WHO SHOULD HAVE BEEN SUBJECTED TO A MISDEMEANOR THAT CARRIES NO PRISON TIME VS. A FELONY THAT CARRIES 20 YEARS IN PRISON IS AN EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCE THAT CONCERNS RULE 60 (b) (6)?

  2. DOES AN EXCEPTION TO BECK V. ALABAMA (1980) AND KEEBLE V. U.S (1973), EXTEND TO A NON CAPITAL OFFENSE AS A MATTER OF THE DUE PROCESS CLAUSE OF THE 5th AND 14th AMENDMENTS, WHERE THE STATE’S EVIDENCE SUPPORTS A LESSER INCLUDED OFFENSE, WHICH IS A MISDEMEANOR VS. A FELONY?

  3. DOES THE RULING IN MURRAY V. CARRIER AND DRETKE V. HALEY EXTEND TO A FAILURE TO INSTRUCT ON MISDEMEANOR STATUTE, WHERE JURY COULD HAVE DETERMINED ACTUAL INNOCENCE OF FELONY STATUTE HAD NOT BEEN FOR TRIAL COUNSEL’S FAILURE TO REQUEST IT, AND DIRECT APPEALS COUNSEL’S FAILURE TO RAISE IT?

  4. WHETHER DIRECT APPEAL COUNSEL’S FAILURE TO RAISE METORIOUS CLAIM SHALL AUTOMATICALLY BE CONSIDERED A PROCEDURAL DEFAULT FOR PURPOSES OF FEDERAL REVIEW UNDER COLEMANN V. THOMPSON (1991), WHERE CLAIM HAS NEVER BEEN HEARD ON THE MERITS IN ANY COURT AND JURY COULD HAVE DETERMINED ACTUAL INNOCENCE OF SUBSTANTIVE STATUTE?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Major Hudson III

For respondent

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Proceedings

  1. Jan 10 2022
    Rehearing DENIED. Justice Gorsuch took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
  2. Dec 15 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022.
  3. Oct 20 2021
    Petition for Rehearing filed.
  4. Oct 04 2021
    Petition DENIED. Justice Gorsuch took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
  5. Jun 24 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
  6. Mar 25 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 14, 2021)