No. 18-6313

Lacoya Washington v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2018-10-12
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appeal conviction criminal-evidence criminal-law due-process evidence judicial-discretion sentencing sex-trafficking trial trial-severance
Key Terms:
Punishment
Latest Conference: 2018-11-09
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether there was sufficient evidence presented at trial to convict Lacoya Washington of the sex trafficking crime.

Whether the Honorable Trial Court erred in denying Lacoya's Motion to Sever the Trial.

Whether Lacoya's sentence was unreasonably excessive.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether there was sufficient evidence presented at trial to convict Lacoya Washington of the sex-trafficking-crime

Docket Entries

2018-11-13
Petition DENIED.
2018-10-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/9/2018.
2018-10-18
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-10-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 13, 2018)

Attorneys

Lacoya Washington
Joseph W. GreenwaldGreenwald Law Firm, L.L.C., Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent