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Christopher Lee Holloway v. Minnesota
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, No. 21-2723 · judgment September 21, 2021
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
Whether the denial of an affirmative defense to one class of offenders in a criminal case, while permitting it to another, based solely on the relative age of the actor, violates the constitutional right to equal protection of the laws; and whether the judgment of the Minnesota Supreme Court in this case involved an unreasonable application of clearly established Federal law.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Daniel L. Gerdts
Daniel L. Gerdts, Lawyer
For respondent
James Eric Haase
Olmsted County Attorney
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Feb 22 2022Petition DENIED.
- Jan 26 2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/18/2022.
- Jan 18 2022Waiver of right of respondent State of Minnesota to respond filed.
- Dec 20 2021