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Paul Allen Dye v. Michigan
IFP petition · Circuit Court of Michigan, Wayne County, Criminal Division, No. 82-005617-01-FC · judgment April 14, 2025
Question presented
I. Did the state court commit plain error, contrary to Lafler v. Cooper, 566 U.S. 156 (2012), with it's unreasonable application of the constitutional law as decided by this Court for determining when a defendant is denied effective assistance of counsel during plea negotiations? II. Did the state court violate the Fourteenth Amendment by denying Petitioner the process guaranteed him by law for reviewing and evaluating new post conviction evidence showing his actual innocence of the crime?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Paul Allen Dye
For respondent
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Case
Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Order
Order list, October 5, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Oct 05 2026Petition DENIED.
- Aug 06 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
- May 20 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 27, 2026)