## United States Court of App eals

F O R T H E E I G H T H C I R C U I T

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No. 1 1- 26 84

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Jo hn T. Mos s, *

* Pet it io ne r, *

* App li cat io n fo r Perm is si on

v. * to Fil e a Su cces si ve
* Hab eas Pet it io n. Ray H ob bs , Direc to r, Arka ns as * Dep art m en t o f Co rrec ti on , * [UNPUBLISHED]

* Res po nd en t. *

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Su bm it te d: Octo be r 20 , 20 11 Fi le d: Octo be r 24 , 20 11

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Befo re GRUENDER, ARNOLD, and SHEPHERD, Circ ui t J ud ge s.

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PER CURI AM.

Ark an sa s pr is on er Jo hn T. Mo ss se e k s a u t h o r iz at io n to fil e a su cces si ve 28
U.S.C. § 22 54 pe ti ti on ch al le ng in g hi s co nv ic ti on s fo r cap it al m ur de r an d at te m

pt ed

cap it al mu rd er. See Mo ss v. St at e, 65 5 S.W .2d 37 5 (Ark

. 19 83 ) (aff irming

co nv ic ti on s)

. W e de ny au th or iz at io n be cau se Mo ss ’s ap pl ic at io n do es no t sa ti sf y th e
st at ut or y req ui rem en ts for au th or iz in g a su cces si ve § 2 25 4 p et it io n.

In 19 88
, Mo ss fil ed hi s fir st § 22 54 pe ti ti on cl ai m in g hi s co ns ti tu ti on al rig ht s

were vi ol at ed be cau se of al le ge d juro r bi as , pr os ecu to ria l m is co nd uc t, an im pr op erbu rd en sh ift reg ard in g an el em en t of th e of fen se , an d th e la ck of su ffi ci en t ev id en ce
to su pp or t hi s co nv ic ti on

. The di st ric t co ur t de ni ed th e pe ti ti on on th e m eri ts , an d we affi rm ed th e de ni al

. See Mo ss v. Loc kh art , 97 1 F.2 d 77 (8 th Ci r. 19 92 ). Afte r Mo ss

un su cces sf

ul ly so ug ht st at e ha be as rel ie f, he fil ed a se co nd § 22 54 pe ti ti on

. The
di st ric t co ur t di s mi s s e d t h e pe ti ti on be cau se Mo ss di d no t ha ve th is co ur t’s

au th or iz at io n to fil e it

. See 28 U.S.C. § 22 44 (b )(3 )(A) (au th or iz at io n req ui rem en t).

Mo ss no w se ek s ou r au th or iz at io n to rai se cl ai m s th at (1 ) hi s at t o r n ey was in eff ect iv e fo r fai li ng to fu ll y in ve st ig at e an d to pr es en t ev id en ce ab ou t Mo ss ’s

m en ta l h eal th hi st or y , (2) th e tr ia l co ur t vi ol at ed hi s du e pr oc es s rig ht s by fai li ng to
pr ov id e a st at e ps y ch ia tri st wit h Mo ss ’s pr io r m ed ic al reco rd s, whi ch th e ps y ch ia tri st

ne ed ed to fo rm an op in io n, (3 ) he co ul d ha ve m ad e a pr el im in ary sh owi ng of in sa ni ty ab s e n t t h o se erro rs , (4 ) he was il le ga ll y se nt en ced du e to co un se l’s in effe ct iv e

as si st an ce an d tri al co ur t erro r, an d (5 ) th e pr os ecu to r co m m it te d m is co nd uc t at tri al by al lu di ng to in ad m is si bl e ev id en ce-- Mo ss ’s pr io r po ss es si on of a gu n. Exc ep t fo r th e pr os ecu to ria l m is co nd uc t cl ai m , Mo ss di d no t rai se hi s pr op os ed cl ai m s in hi s fir st § 2 25 4 p et it io n. Se e Mo ss , 97 1 F .2d at 8 1

.

Aut ho riz at io n to fil e a su cces si ve § 22 54 pe ti ti on m ay be gr an te d o nl y if th e
pr is on er di d n o t pr es en t th e pr op os ed cl ai m in an earl ie r § 22 54 pe ti ti on an d th e
pr is on er sh ows th e cl ai m rel ie s on ei th er (A) a ne w, pr ev io us ly un av ai l a bl e ru le of

co ns ti tu ti on al la w m ad e ret ro act iv el y ap pl ic ab le to cas es on co ll at eral rev ie w by th e Su pr em e Co ur t, or (B) a pr ev iousl y un di sc ov erab le fact ua l pr ed ic at e sh owi ng by cl ear

an d c on vi nc in g e vi de nc e th at , bu t fo r co ns ti tu ti on al erro r, no reas on ab le fact fin de r

wou ld ha ve fo un d th e pe ti ti on er gu il ty of t h e u nd erl y in g of fen se

. See 28 U.S.C. § 22 44 (b )(2 ). W e co nc lu de Mo ss ha s fai le d to sa ti sf y th is st an da rd wit h res pe ct to

an y of h is cla im s.

Fi rs t, Mo ss ci te s no ne w, ret ro act iv el y ap pl ic ab le ru le of co ns ti tu ti on al la w in

su pp or t of hi s cl ai m s. Mo ss rel ie s he av il y on Ake v. Okl ah om a, 47 0 U.S. 68 (1 98 5)

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-(d ue pr oc es s r e q u i res th at whe n de fen da nt sh ows sa ni ty at ti m e of of fen se wil l be
si gn ifi can t fact or at tri al
, st at e m us t as sure acce ss to co m

pe te nt ps y ch ia tri st to co nd uc t
ap pr op ria te ex am in at io n an d as si st in de fen se ). Ake was de ci de d in 19 85
, ho wev er,

an d t hu s was av ai la bl e to Mo ss whe n he fil ed hi s fi rs t § 22 54 pe ti ti on in 19 88 . See
2 8 U .S.C. § 22 44 (b )(2 )(A). Seco nd
, th e fact ua l pr ed ic at es fo r th e cl ai m s, w h i c h
al le ge erro rs th at oc cu rred pr et ria l, du rin g tri al
, an d du rin g se nt en ci ng , ex is te d be fo re Mo ss fil ed hi s fir st § 22 54 pe ti ti on

. See 28 U.S.C. § 22 44 (b )(2 )(B) ( i )

. I n d e e d
, Mo ss ’s ap pl ic at io n st at es t h a t b e fo re hi s tri al
, he in fo rm ed hi s at to rn ey of hi s

“ co m pl et e hi st or y of hi s men ta l pr ob le m s an d tre at m en t,” of “ hi s de pe nd en ce on
ps y ch ot ro pi c m ed ic at io n to fu nc ti on ,” an d of rece nt th eft ch arg es ag ai ns t hi m be in g dr op pe d be cau se of th e res ul ts of a m en ta l ev al ua ti on

. Cf. W ard v. Nor ris
, 57 7 F.3 d
9 25
, 93 3- 34 (8 th Ci r. 20 09 ) (Ru le 60 (b ) cl ai m of in co m pe te nc y was su cces si v e in e f f e c ti ve -as si st an ce cl ai m whe re fact ua l su pp or t fo r in co m pe te nc y av ai la bl e to earl i e r ha be as co un se l). Mo ss al so st at es he was m ed ic at ed be fo re tri al an d ab le to

as si st in hi s de fen se

. Mo ss do es no t as se rt th at m en ta l in cap aci ty pr ev en te d hi m fro m
pr es en ti ng hi s cu rren t cl ai m s at th e ti m e of hi s f i r s t § 22 54 pe ti ti on

. Last
, Mo ss ’s

pr os ecu to ria l m is co nd uc t cl ai m m us t be di sm is s e d b e c a u se it was pr es en te d in hi s fir st § 2 25 4 p et it io n. Se e 2 8 U.S.C. § 22 44 (b )(1 ).

Bec au se Mo ss ha s fai le d to sh ow hi s pr op os ed ne w cl ai m s rel y on pr ev io us ly

un av ai la bl e la w or fact s, we de ny hi m au th or iz at io n to fil e a su cces s i v e § 2 25 4

pe ti ti on

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