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Paul Castonguay v. Nebraska

IFP petition · Court of Appeals of Nebraska, No. A-21-000101 · judgment February 23, 2021


Dismissed · October 4, 2021

Question presented

I. WHETHER THE STATE COURTS ERRED AND ABUSED THEIR DISCRETION BY DEPRIVING AND DENYING THE DEFENDANT OF HIS STATUTORY RIGHTS TO DNA TESTING TO A CHARGE OF FIRST DEGREE SEXUAL ASSAULT WHEN THE STATE COURTS USES DEFENDANT'S NO CONTEST PLEA AGAINST DEFENDANT TO DENIED THE DEFENDANT DNA TESTING PER FEDERAL AND STATE CONSTITUTION. II. WHETHER THE STATE COURTS ERRED AND ABUSED THEIR DISCRETION TO DENY [A] DEFENDANT TO DNA TESTING ON EXISTING DNA EVIDENCE THATS BEEN CONCEALED AND HINDERED FROM DEFENSE SINCE 2008. PER THE FEDERAL AND STATE CONSTITUTION. III. WHETHER THE STATE COURTS CAUSED INFRINGEMENT TOWARD THE DEFENDANT RIGHT TO DUE PROCESS CLAUSE UNDER THE FIFTH AND FOURTEENTH AMENDMENTS OF THE FEDERAL AND STATE CONSITUTION TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION OF AMERICA TO ARTICLE I, SECTION 3 OF THE NEBRASKA CONSTITUTION. PER FEDERAL AND STATE CONSTITUTION.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Paul Castonguay Sr.

For respondent
James A. Campbell
Nebraska Attorney General's Office

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Proceedings

  1. Nov 15 2021
    Motion for reconsideration of order denying leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by petitioner DENIED.
  2. Oct 27 2021
    Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/12/2021.
  3. Oct 07 2021
    Motion for reconsideration of order denying leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by petitioner.
  4. Oct 04 2021
    The motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied, and the petition for a writ of certiorari is dismissed. See Rule 39.8.
  5. Jul 01 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
  6. Jun 25 2021
    Waiver of right of respondent Nebraska to respond filed.
  7. May 21 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 25, 2021)