No. 18-8252

Freddie Taylor v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-03-04
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: actual-innocence constitutional-rights conviction due-process habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel jury-instruction jury-instructions mistrial structural-error
Latest Conference: 2019-03-29
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether The United States District Court And The Ninth Circuit Court Of Appeals Denied The Petitioner Relief Pursuant To The Issues Raised In A Petition Filed Under The Provisions Of A Habeas Corpus Under Title 28 U.S.C. 2241 --- A Petition Seeking To Challenge An Illegal Conviction That Was Imposed Illegally And Unconstitutionally.

(1) Newly Discovered Evidence Of Actual Innocence Of Conviction.

(2) Structural Error By The Trial Courts Failure To Give Jury Instruction Of Lesser Included Offense To A Deadlocked Jury.

(3) Ineffective Assistance Of Counsel --- Failure To Object To Structural Error By The Trial Court And Request A Mistrial As Requested By Petitioner.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the United States District Court and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals denied the petitioner relief pursuant to the issues raised in a petition filed under the provisions of a habeas corpus under Title 28 U.S.C. 2241 - a petition seeking to challenge an illegal conviction that was imposed illegally and unconstitutionally

Docket Entries

2019-04-01
Petition DENIED.
2019-03-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/29/2019.
2019-03-08
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-01-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 3, 2019)

Attorneys

Freddie Taylor
Freddie Taylor — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent