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Dominic Michael Mason v. Catherine S. Bauman, Warden
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 24-1949 · judgment March 31, 2025
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
WHETHER DOMINIC MASON IS ENTITLED TO HABEAS CORPUS RELIEF AND RESENTENCING WHERE HIS FIFTH AND FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT RIGHTS UNDER THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION WERE VIOLATED WHEN THE MICHIGAN TRIAL COURT USED HIS PRE-ARREST SILENCE (AND OTHER ACTIONS THAT HE TOOK IN FURTHERANCE OF HIS RIGHT TO NOT INCULPATE HIMSELF) AGAINST HIM AT HIS SENTENCING HEARING, AND RELIED ON THIS “MISINFORMATION OF A CONSTITUTIONAL MAGNITUDE TO INAPPROPRIATELY SENTENCE HIM BASED ON THIS MISINFORMATION ?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
D. B. Carron
Law Offices of Dana B. Carron, P.C.
For respondent
Ann Maurine Sherman
Michigan Department of Attorney General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Jun 16 2025Petition DENIED.
- May 27 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/12/2025.
- May 22 2025Waiver of right of respondent Warden Catherine S. Bauman to respond filed.
- Apr 21 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 9, 2025)