Constitutional claims after conviction
John Wesley Patton v. Westcott
In brief
- Where it stands
- Dismissed
Petition denied.
- What it’s about
- John Wesley Patton argued that the Louisiana Supreme Court wrongly treated several of his post-conviction claims as outside the grounds allowed for relief, even though he said they raised state and federal constitutional violations. The U.S.
- Who it affects
- Patton did not get Supreme Court review, and the Court did not determine whether his claims qualify for Louisiana post-conviction relief.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
Supreme Court refused to hear his case (denied review), so it did not decide whether those claims qualified for relief.
The Louisiana Supreme Court had ruled that Patton’s claims were not among the grounds available for state post-conviction relief.
Question presented
1. Are the following State Post Conviction grounds not “ enumerated ” grounds for relief as the Louisiana Supreme Court ruled? 2. Even though the Petitioner specifically assigned valid Louisiana State and United States Constitutional violations on each claim 1 through 30 in the original post conviction claims, that the State of Louisiana claims are not enumerated? 3. Are these Grounds mentioned above cognizable for State post conviction? 4. Did the Louisiana Court ’ s in fact err in their rulings? (Appendix “ D ”).
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- What did Patton say his 30 claims raised?
- He said they alleged violations of the Louisiana and U.S. Constitutions.
Sources
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