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Carlos Jackson v. Mississippi

Paid petition · Supreme Court of Mississippi, No. 2022-M-00757 · judgment September 16, 2025


Certiorari denied · January 26, 2026
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

Whether the State of Mississippi can effectively suspend habeas corpus and incarcerate Carlos Jackson using an invalid order.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
William Charles Bell
Bell Law Firm, PLLC

For respondent
Ashley Lauren Sulser
Office of the Mississippi Attorney General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Jan 26 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jan 07 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/23/2026.
  3. Jan 06 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent Mississippi to respond filed.
  4. Dec 15 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 20, 2026)