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Edward Allen Moore v. Gregory Hancock, Warden, et al.
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, No. 24-3410 · judgment July 28, 2025
Questions presented
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Whether Missouri Supreme Gotxrt Rule 30.20 plain error review qualifies as a 28 U.S. C. § 2254(d) adjudication on the merits?
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Does holding that a motion to remand a direct appeal is not the proper procedure in Missouri for raising Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963) and Napue v. Illinois, 360 U.S. 264 (1959) claims conflict with State v. Terry, 304 S.W.3d 105 (Mo banc 2010)?
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Is a judgment that fails to adjudicate a claim in a 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition a final judgment?
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Are federal habeas courts required to acknowledge asserted cause and/or asserted gateway actual innocence proffered to excuse procedural default and determine whether either excuses procedural default?
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Are federal habeas courts required to acknowledge evidence in the state court record of Brady and Napue violations and perform Brady and Napue analyses?
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If a 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petitioner avails himself to an established state court procedure for developing facts, but the state court withholds the procedure, did the petitioner fail to develop the factual basis for his federal, habeas claim in state court within the meaning of 28 U.S.C. §2254(e)(2)'s opening clause?
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Where a trial judge sua sponte (because the prosecutor neglected to) charges a criminal defendant with being a prior offender and then prosecutes the charge, is this disqualifying significant personal involvement as a prosecutor?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Edward Allen Moore
For respondent
Michael Joseph Spillane
Missouri Attorney General's Office
Proceedings
- Jun 29 2026Petition DENIED.
- Jun 10 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/25/2026.
- Jun 02 2026Waiver of right of respondent Gregory Hancock and Catherine Hanaway to respond filed.
- Jan 30 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 4, 2026)
- Dec 11 2025Application (25A689) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until February 1, 2026.
- Nov 14 2025Application (25A689) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 3, 2025 to February 1, 2026, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.