No. 18-7973

Jaime Villa v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-02-14
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: bank-robbery burden-of-proof crime-of-violence criminal-evidence criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process eighth-amendment federal-rules-of-evidence jury-instructions reasonable-doubt sufficiency-of-evidence
Latest Conference: 2019-03-22
Question Presented (from Petition)

I.
Whether There Was Insufficient Evidence To Prove Villa Guilty Beyond A
Reasonable Doubt?

II.
Whether Armed Bank Robbery Constitutes A Crime Of Violence Under
§924(c)?

III.
Whether Evidence Of The Police Chase Was Inadmissible Under Federal
Rules Of Evidence 404(b)?

IV.
Whether Villa's Sentence Violates The Eighth Amendment?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether there was insufficient evidence to prove Villa guilty beyond a reasonable doubt?

Docket Entries

2019-03-25
Petition DENIED.
2019-03-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/22/2019.
2019-02-27
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2019-02-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 18, 2019)

Attorneys

Jaime Villa
Anders V. RosenquistRosenquist & Associates, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent