In re Raghubir
In brief
The Court closed this docket action by turning down Raghubir's fee-waiver request and throwing out his petition (dismissed it), without ruling on whether his conviction or constitutional claims were valid.
- Where it stands
- Decided
Decided · May 26, 2020
- What it’s about
- The Supreme Court denied Raghubir’s petition, leaving in place the Second Circuit’s refusal to issue a certificate of appealability and the lower courts’ denial of his federal challenge to his state murder conviction.
- Who it affects
- The order ended Raghubir's Supreme Court filing but did not resolve his challenge to the conviction or the alleged constitutional violations.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
His claims included that police statements were involuntary, prosecutors withheld favorable evidence, and his lawyers were ineffective.
Raghubir's federal challenge followed a state conviction for second-degree murder and other crimes. He claimed that the state court admitted involuntary police statements, prosecutors withheld favorable evidence, and his trial and appellate lawyers were ineffective.
Before this action, the Second Circuit refused permission to appeal (denied a certificate of appealability) from the district court's rejection of Raghubir's federal challenge.
Question presented
1. Whether the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit erred in denying Petitioner’s motion for a certificate of appealability and dismissing his appeal from the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition? 2. Whether the district court erred in denying Petitioner’s 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition, which challenged his state court conviction for murder in the second degree and other crimes? 3. Whether Petitioner’s constitutional rights were violated by the state court’s admission of his involuntary statements to the police, the prosecution’s failure to disclose exculpatory evidence, and the ineffective assistance of his trial and appellate counsel?
What the Court decided
Holding
The motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied, and the petition for a writ of mandamus and/or prohibition is dismissed. See Rule 39.8.
- Result
- Dismissed
What's next
The Court has finished this docket action. This order provides no ruling on the merits of Raghubir's conviction challenge.
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Sources
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