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Anthony Santucci v. Commandant, United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, No. 20-3149 · judgment April 25, 2023
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
I. Whether this Court’s plurality decision in Burns v. Wilson, 346 U.S. 137 (1953) (Article III habeas review not appropriate where Article I military tribunals provided “full” and “fair” direct review, or, where Article I military tribunals were “adequate” to make constitutional determinations), remains viable when applied to crimes unconnected to military service but prosecuted by Article I military tribunals. II. Whether the Court of Appeals articulated a workable test to correctly interpret what “full,” “fair,” and “adequate” Article I direct review legally means to establish a practicable legal standard upon Article III review, to ensure stability and predictability under stare decisis, especially where the Tenth Circuit is the “North Star” for military habeas appeals and each Circuit Court of Appeals and District Court is poised to follow the test announced in Santucci v. Commandant, 66 F.4th 844, 856 (10th Cir. 2023). III. Whether the Court of Appeals adequately considered the historical rationales supporting Article III deference to military constitutional determinations to ascertain if the rationale extends to crimes unconnected to military service.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
John N. Maher
Maher Legal Services PC
For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Oct 02 2023Petition DENIED.
- Aug 02 2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
- Jul 31 2023Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Jul 24 2023Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 25, 2023)