Kelly Winton Pierce v. Erik Hooks
BELOME UACDNSTITUTIONAL IN VIDLATIDAL OF
DUE
PROCESS LHEN THE TRIAL JUDGE LHAISGES
AND
EXPALDS THE DEFIILITIAN DF A
ESSESTIAL ELEMELLT DF THE LRIME CHARGED.
2. WHETHER A LRIMINAL DEFEUDAUT IS
DEUIED DF THE RIGHT TD BE FOUND DT GUILTY
DF THE CRIME LHARGED WHEL THE TRIAL JUDGE'S
JURY INSTRULTIDNS CHAUCGES AUD EXPAIDS THE
DEFINITIDN OF AN ESSEUTIAL ELEMEST OF
THE CRIME CHARMED.
3.
WIHETHER THE LGDVERLMELT IS RELIEVED DF
ITS BURDEN DF PRDDF BEYDLD A REASOUABLE
DOUBT WHEN THE TRIAL JUDGE LHAUGGES
ANN EXPAUIDS THE EFINITID DF AU
ESSENTIAL ELEMET.
4
WIHETHER A (RIMINAL DEFENDANT'S CDUVIL-
TIDN IS DBTAINED UPDN ILSUFFILIENT
EVIDEVE
WHEL A TRIAL JUDGE CHASGES
AUND EXPANDS THE DEFILLITID DF AU
ESSENTIAL ELEMENT DF THE CRIME CHARGED, JUSZ
BELAUSE HE DEFENDAUT WAS REBUIKED tO
REGiSTER AS A SEX DFFEUIDER.
Whether a criminal defendant's jury trial was fundamentally violated due to the trial judge's jury instructions that changed and expanded the definition of an essential element of the crime charged