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Jerome Mack v. John Wood, Superintendent, Shawangunk Correctional Facility

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 23-7538 · judgment March 14, 2024


Certiorari denied · January 12, 2026

Questions presented

The Questions Presented For Consideration By This Court Are Presented As Follows:

  1. Whether, under the circumstances presented hear, petitioner’s constitutional right to a fair trial due to insufficient identification evidence claim was procedurally barred for failure to comply with State procedural rules governing motions for trial orders of dismissal of indictment that were adequate to support the denial of relief, and if so, whether he has shown ‘L cause’R and ‘Lprejudice’Rto excuse the default.

  2. Whether the lower Courts erred in deciding that Petitioner’s Fifth claim was procedurally barred for failure to sufficiency alert the State Court of Appeals to the Constitutional nature of his claim.

  3. Whether the lower Courts erred in deciding that Petitioner’s Third, Fourth, and Sixth claims, were procedurally barred, for failure to exhaust them before the State’s highest Court of Appeals.

  4. Whether the lower Courts erred when it applied Stone v. Powell to bar petitioner (Sua Ponte), from rasing claim that the State erred in deciding that a good faith exception disqualified Petitioner from the application of newly declared Constitutional rule to criminal cases pending on direct review, regarding C.S.L.L information.;:And if so, was the District Court denial of claim, in error of clearly established law, when it failed to provide petitioner with an opportunity to be heard as to why this claim should not be barred by Stone v. Powell under the Fourth Amendment.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Jerome Mack

For respondent
Andrew R. Kass
Orange County Distr. Atty Off

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Linked docket
25A657

Proceedings

  1. Jan 12 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Dec 17 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
  3. Dec 15 2025
    Waiver of right of respondent John Wood, Superintendent to respond filed.
  4. Dec 05 2025
    Application (25A657) to file petition for a writ of certiorari in excess of page limits granted by Justice Sotomayor. The petition for a writ of certiorari may not exceed 90 pages.
  5. Aug 18 2024
    Application (25A657) to file petition for a writ of certiorari in excess of page limits, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.
  6. Aug 18 2024
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 5, 2026)