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Kerry E. Silvers v. Indiana
IFP petition · Court of Appeals of Indiana, No. 24A-PC-277 · judgment January 31, 2025
Questions presented
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Whether the Indiana Court of Appeals, as a state court of last resort, has decided an important federal question in a way that conflicts with two decisions of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, Shaw v. Wilson, 721 F.3d 908 (7th Cir. 2013), and Jones v. Zatecky, 917 F.3d 578 (7th Cir. 2019)?
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Whether the decision by the Indiana Court of Appeals is in conflict with United States Supreme Court precedent Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668 (1984) and its progeny, and Bouie v. City of Columbia, 378 U.S. 347 (1964), and its progeny?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Kerry E. Silvers
For respondent
James Allen Barta
Office of the Indiana Attorney General
Proceedings
- Mar 23 2026Petition DENIED.
- Feb 26 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/20/2026.
- Feb 20 2026Waiver of right of respondent Indiana to respond filed.
- Dec 12 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 23, 2026)
- Oct 20 2025Application (25A449) granted by Justice Barrett extending the time to file until December 12, 2025.
- Sep 20 2025Application (25A449) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 13, 2025 to December 12, 2025, submitted to Justice Barrett.