Petition of the day
By Kate Howard
on Jan 4, 2017
Thepetition of the day is:
16-577
Issue:Whether, underSchriro v. Landigran, a habeas petitioner is entitled to an evidentiary hearing where his allegations would entitle him to relief and are not contravened by the record, as at least three circuits have held, or whether the petitioner must already have factual support for his allegations, as four other circuits have now held.
Posted in Cases in the Pipeline
Cases: Shelton v. McQuiggin
Recommended Citation:
Kate Howard,
Petition of the day,
SCOTUSblog (Jan. 4, 2017, 12:00 AM),
https://www.scotusblog.com/2017/01/petition-of-the-day-1066/