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Samuel J. Barrett v. Walter Tripp, Warden, Wyoming Department of Corrections State Penitentiary, et al.

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, No. 24-8062 · judgment June 9, 2025


Certiorari denied · January 12, 2026

Question presented

New Questions for Review I. If a state denies a defendant a public trial by implementing a defective trial structure mechanism to limit the spread of a pandemic at the expense of the defendant’s right to a public trial, is that defendant entitled to relief? II. If court'appointed counsel fails to raise meritorious issues of US Constitutional dimension on direct appeal, is that defendant entitled to relief? III. Did the Coronavirus Pandemic Jury Trial Operational Plan developed and implemented by Wyoming’s Seventh Judicial District deny Mr. Barrett a constitutionally firm trial?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Samuel J. Barrett

For respondent
Jenny Lynn Craig
Office of the Wyoming Attorney General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

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 Wyoming Department of Corrections/Warden to respond filed.
  4. Aug 22 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 12, 2026)