Shoop v. Twyford

Shoop v. Twyford (Docket 21–511) is a pending United States Supreme Court case related to death row inmates' habeas corpus petitions.

Shoop v. Twyford
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued April 26, 2022
Full case nameTim Shoop, Warden v. Raymond A. Twyford, III
Docket no.21-511
ArgumentOral argument
Questions presented
(1) 28 U.S.C. § 2241(c) allows federal courts to issue a writ of habeas corpus ordering the transportation of a state prisoner only when necessary to bring the inmate into court to testify or for trial. It forbids courts from using the writ of habeas corpus to order a state prisoner’s transportation for any other reason. May federal courts evade this prohibition by using the All Writs Act to order the transportation of state prisoners for reasons not enumerated in § 2241(c)?; and
(2) Before a court grants an order allowing a habeas petitioner to develop new evidence, must it determine whether the evidence could aid the petitioner in proving his entitlement to habeas relief, and whether the evidence may permissibly be considered by a habeas court?
Court membership
Chief Justice
John Roberts
Associate Justices
Clarence Thomas · Stephen Breyer
Samuel Alito · Sonia Sotomayor
Elena Kagan · Neil Gorsuch
Brett Kavanaugh · Amy Coney Barrett

Background

In the fall of 1992, Raymond A. Twyford, III (born October 15, 1962),[1] and accomplice Daniel Eikelberry (born December 23, 1973),[2] murdered 37-year-old Richard Franks in Jefferson County, Ohio. Franks was accused of sexually assaulting both an 18-year-old girl and a 13-year-old girl. Both girls were the daughters of a woman Twyford lived with. In September 1992, Twyford and Eikelberry lured Franks to a remote spot under the premise of a hunting trip where he was brutally murdered. Franks was shot multiple times in the head, and his hands were cut off in an attempt to deter police from identifying the body. Police found a 1992 calendar diary in Franks' pocket and were able to identify him. A short time later, Eikelberry was arrested and confessed to the crime. Twyford was also captured shortly afterward. Both suspects supposedly showed no remorse for the crime.[3] Twyford was convicted and sentenced to death soon thereafter.[1] Eikelberry was sentenced to life in prison and is eligible for parole in 2024.[2]

In 2019, Twyford sought an order compelling Ohio to transport him to the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center for neurological testing, which he asserted might help him challenge his death sentence. The district court granted the request, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed, over the dissent of Judge Alice Batchelder. The warden filed a petition for a writ of certiorari.[4]

Supreme Court

Certiorari was granted in the case on January 14, 2022.

References
  1. "RAYMOND A TWYFORD III". Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  2. "DANIEL E EIKELBERRY". Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  3. Umrigar, Thrity (September 26, 1992). "Two accused in grisly slaying". Akron Beacon Journal. pp. 1, 7. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Howe, Amy (January 14, 2022). "Court will take up five new cases, including lawsuit from football coach who wanted to pray on the field". SCOTUSblog. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
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