William Wayne Stedman v. Texas

Whether a state criminal conviction entered without a valid indictment deprives the trial court of subject-matter jurisdiction in violation of the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

Whether state courts violate the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment by refusing to adjudicate a properly presented challenge to subject-matter jurisdiction in post-conviction proceedings.

Whether an indigent prisoner seeking post-conviction habeas corpus relief is constitutionally entitled, upon a showing of particularized need, to obtain trial transcripts and other court records necessary to present constitutional claims.