No. 18-6464

Frank Ralph LaPena v. George Grigas, et al.

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2018-10-26
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: contract-killing criminal-conviction criminal-procedure due-process habeas-corpus highly-deferential-review ineffective-assistance-of-counsel legal-insufficiency legal-sufficiency nevada-supreme-court physical-evidence rational-juror reasonable-doubt sufficiency-of-evidence witness-testimony wrongful-conviction
Latest Conference: 2018-12-07
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether the Nevada Supreme Court's decision rejecting the legal insufficiency claim was unreasonable because, even under a highly deferential review, no rational juror could have concluded Weakland killed Hilda when his description of the manner of death was inconsistent in every way with the physical evidence?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Nevada Supreme Court's decision rejecting the legal insufficiency claim was unreasonable because, even under a highly deferential review, no rational juror could have concluded Weakland killed Hilda when his description of the manner of death was inconsistent in every way with the physical evidence?

Docket Entries

2018-12-10
Petition DENIED.
2018-11-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/7/2018.
2018-11-08
Waiver of right of respondents George Grigas, et al. to respond filed.
2018-10-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 26, 2018)

Attorneys

Frank R. LaPena
Jonathan Michael KirshbaumLaw Offices of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
George Grigas, et al.
Heather Diane Procter — Respondent