Hooley v. State

Summary

The Idaho Supreme Court affirmed the summary dismissal of Hooley’s post-conviction petition. It held that the petition was untimely, that an actual-innocence gateway based on non-DNA or non-fingerprint evidence is unavailable under Idaho’s statutory scheme, and that the newly discovered evidence would not satisfy the applicable standard. The court also held that Hooley waited an unreasonable time to assert his Brady claim after learning of the allegedly suppressed information.