No. 19-5686
Ronnie L. Payne v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: burden-of-proof constitutional-error criminal-procedure due-process habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance-of-counsel jury-instruction jury-instructions reasonable-doubt
Latest Conference:
2019-10-01
Question Presented (from Petition)
WAS TRIAL COUNSEL'S PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVELY UNREASONABLE WHEN HE DID NOT OBJECT TO THE TRIAL JUDGE'S FAULTY REASONABLE-DOUBT INSTRUCTION DIRECTING THE JURY TO FIND PETITIONER GUILTY EVEN IF THE GOVERNMENT DID NOT PROVE IT'S CASE BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Was trial counsel's performance objectively unreasonable when he did not object to the trial judge's faulty reasonable doubt instruction directing the jury to find petitioner guilty even if the government did not prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt?
Docket Entries
2019-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2019-09-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-09-03
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-07-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 23, 2019)
Attorneys
Ronnie L. Payne
Ronnie L. Payne — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent