Federal Judiciary

Petition of the day

By Kiran Bhat

The petition of the day is: 

Title: Stoval v. Miller
Docket: 10-851
Issue(s): (1) Whether the Sixth Circuit erred in concluding that "established law" for purposes of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA) is based on the law in effect when the state conviction becomes final; and (2) even if reviewed de novo, did the Sixth Circuit err in concluding that the suicide note here was "testimonial" under principles explained in Crawford v. Washington, such that Miller was entitled to relief.

Certiorari stage documents:

• Opinion below (6th Cir.)
• Petition for certiorari

Full post as published by SCOTUSBLOG on February 14, 2011 (boomark / email).