Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
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19-8483 | 8th Cir. | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | OT 19 |
Issues: (1) Whether new evidence of actual innocence, as discussed in Schlup v. Delo, must not have been available at trial, as interpreted by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, or must not have been presented to the jury, as interpreted by the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the 2nd, 7th, 4th, 6th and 9th Circuits; and (2) whether the Missouri Supreme Court, and now the 8th Circuit panel, unreasonably interpreted standards pronounced by the U.S. Supreme Court for determination of execution competence, employed the wrong standard and thereby found an incompetent man to be competent.
Date | Proceedings and Orders |
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May 18 2020 | Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 17, 2020) |
May 18 2020 | Application (19A1040) for a stay of execution of sentence of death, submitted to Justice Gorsuch. |
May 18 2020 | Brief of respondent William Stange, Warden in opposition filed. |
May 19 2020 | Reply of Walter Barton filed. |
May 19 2020 | Application (19A1040) referred to the Court. |
May 19 2020 | Application (19A1040) denied by the Court. |
May 19 2020 | Petition DENIED. |
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