No. 18-5053

Andres A. Lopez-Martinez v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2018-06-29
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: compulsory-process confrontation-clause constitutional-right criminal-procedure defense-presentation due-process harmless-error judicial-review police-misconduct prosecutorial-misconduct right-to-present-defense structural-error
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2018-09-24
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether it is time to revisit the harmless error standard when a defendant is deprived of his constitutional right to present a defense.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the denial of a defendant's constitutional right to present a defense should be considered structural error that is not subject to harmless error review

Docket Entries

2018-10-01
Petition DENIED.
2018-07-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
2018-07-10
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2018-06-27
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 30, 2018)

Attorneys

Andres Lopez-Martinez
James Wesley BryantFederal Defender Program, Inc., Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent