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No. 19-7885October Term 2019Decided May 18, 2020

Docket 19-7885October Term 2019 (2019–2020)

In re Findlay

This case involves a petition filed with the Supreme Court under the title In re Findlay, though specific details regarding the underlying legal dispute are not available.

Case status

Current stage
Decided
Latest event
Decision released May 18, 2020
Case Accepted
Arguments
Decision ReleasedMay 18, 2020
What it's about

This case involves a petition filed with the Supreme Court under the title In re Findlay, though specific details regarding the underlying legal dispute are not available.

Question presented

1. Whether the United States Supreme Court should grant a writ of habeas corpus to correct a fundamental miscarriage of justice where the petitioner is being held in custody in violation of the Constitution and laws of the United States? 2. Whether the petitioner's conviction and sentence for a crime he did not commit, based on a fundamentally flawed and unconstitutional trial, violates the Due Process Clause of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments? 3. Whether the petitioner's right to effective assistance of counsel under the Sixth Amendment was violated when his trial counsel failed to investigate and present evidence of his innocence?

Case path

Decision released May 18, 2020

Area

Criminal Procedure

Grounding

Grounding
Primary-source trail available.
Note
Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
Checked
Apr 5, 2026
Primary materials5