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Dion Lee Earl v. Arizona
IFP petition · Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division One, No. 1 CA-CR 25-0145 · judgment July 31, 2025
Questions presented
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES DION LEE EARL Petitioner, Pro Se ADC #339401 ASPC Eyman, Cook Unit PO Box 3500 Florence, AZ 85132 v. No. _________ STATE OF ARIZONA Respondents: State of Arizona PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI Dion Lee Earl Pro Se Petitioner, ADC #339401 - ASPC Eyman, Cook Unit, PO Box 3500, Florence, AZ 85132 QUESTIONS PRESENTED
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Whether counsel renders ineffective assistance under the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments by failing to preserve and obtain known, time-sensitive exculpatory digital evidence in a prosecution that turns entirely on witness credibility.
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Whether the admission of propensity-based prior-acts evidence, serving no legitimate non-propensity purpose, violates due process under the Fourteenth Amendment by rendering a trial fundamentally unfair.
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Whether a state court violates due process by summarily denying post-conviction relief without an evidentiary hearing where the petitioner alleges specific facts that, if true, would entitle him to relief.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Dion Lee Earl
For respondent
Jason Dale Lewis
Arizona Attorney General's Office
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Jun 29 2026Petition DENIED.
- Jun 10 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/25/2026.
- Jun 05 2026Waiver of right of respondent Arizona to respond filed.
- Apr 23 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 22, 2026)