No. 18-8728
Joseph Christen Thoresen v. Minnesota
IFP
Tags: corroborating-testimony credibility credibility-of-witnesses criminal-procedure criminal-procedure-due-process-jury-instructions-d criminal-procedure-jury-instructions drug-addiction due-process forensic-evidence jury-instruction jury-instructions methamphetamine prejudicial-evidence prejudicial-information witness-credibility
Key Terms:
DueProcess Privacy
DueProcess Privacy
Latest Conference:
2019-06-06
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether the court below erroneously held, in conflict with the decisions of two circuits, that a special jury instruction was not warranted when considering the testimony of addicts using a combination of alcohol, cocaine and methamphetamine and the credibility of their corroborating testimony which was the essence of the States case.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the court below erroneously held, in conflict with the decisions of two circuits, that a special jury instruction was not warranted when considering the testimony of addicts using a combination of alcohol, cocaine and methamphetamine and the credibility of their corroborating testimony which was the essence of the States case
Docket Entries
2019-06-10
Petition DENIED.
2019-05-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/6/2019.
2019-03-28
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 8, 2019)
Attorneys
Joseph Christen Thoresen
Joseph Christen Thoresen — Petitioner