Dunn v. Madison Supreme Court Case Writing Assignment (Essay Sample)

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01/06/18
Dunn v. Madison Supreme Court Case
The case that is being discussed is called Dunn v. Madison. A case that has been cited as 583 US__ (2017) was granted on 6th November 2017 and a decision made on the same date the same year too. The parties involved in the case are petitioner as Jefferson Dunn, who is the commissioner in the Alabama department of corrections while the respondent of the case is Vernon Madison. The case focuses on a 66 year old man who was put on a death raw about 30 years ago for murder which is now being claimed by the lawyers that their client, the respondent, Vernon Madison, can’t remember committing the crime. This is a Supreme Court case essay and the main focus will be directed in analyzing a case that has been granted and the decision made by the Supreme Court of United States of America. The essay will be highlighting on main parts of the case as well as outlining on who is involved in the case. The essay will account for the information about the case right before it was even heard by the Supreme Court.[Dunn v. Madison, Oyez, /cases/2017/17-193 (last visited Jan 6, 2018).] [Kristi K. DuBose, Files.courthousenews.com (2018), http://files.courthousenews.com/2016/05/13/madison%20stay%20denied%20fed%20court.pdf (last visited Jan 7, 2018).]
Case Description
“More than 30 years ago, Madison shot police officer named, Julius Schulte, twice on the in the head in close range, and the Jury in Alabama found him guilty of capital murder and the trial court had sentenced him to death”. Later on, in early 2016, as the execution neared, Madison had to petition for the trial court to suspend the death sentenced that had been poised on him some years back. His main point of argument was that he had suffered stroke recently that might have affected his ability that led to his arrest. The judgment by the trial court is reversed by the Eleventh Circuit citing that the justification of the conclusion was insufficient.[JEFFERSON DUNN, COMMISSIONER, ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Petitioner, v. VERNON MADISON, Respondent. Scotusblog.com (2018), /wp-content/uploads/2017/09/17-193-petition.pdf (last visited Jan 7, 2018).]
Movement of the Case
He clearly states that he understand that is going to be executed of a crime that is said he committed 30 years ago. Court had to hold a hearing that would enable it to get two testimonies from psychologists one appointed by the court and the other one hired by the Madison’s counsel. The psychologist hired by the court, Dr. Karl Kirkland, reported that Madison still understands the reason why he is being sentenced to a death roar though he has suffered a clear and significant decline post-stroke. The doctor argues that the respondent is fully aware of every event that led to his arrest and sentencing. The original court that had the right jurisdiction over the case is the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals, where he had been sentenced for death roar.[Dunn v. Madison - SCOTUSblog, SCOTUSblog (2018), /case-files/cases/dunn-v-madison/ (last visited Jan 7, 2018).]
On the other hand, the psychologist hired by the respondent counsel had a different statement to present before the court hearings. Madison’s psychologist stated that the respondent understands the magnitude and the posture of the case though the stroke that Madison has suffered over the past years have rendered him not being able to comprehend or rather remember all the vents that might have occurred 30 years ago. After this hearing, the trial court had to deny Madison’s petition. The decision was that Madison would only be understood if he had suffered from mental illness which could have the capacity of affecting his mental capacity.[Dunn v. Madison, 583 U.S. ___ (2017), Justia Law (2018), https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/583/17-193/ (last visited Jan 7, 2018).]
Madison later on filled a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. At this point, the district court denied him petition concluding that state court had fairly and equally applied Ford and Panetti on Madison’s case. Later on, Madison was granted a certificate of appealability by the Eleventh Circuit, indicating that he was not in the capacity to comprehend the capital offense. On such a basis, the conclusion by the trial court decision to execute Madison was deemed unreasonabl...