No. 19-6856

James W. Riley v. Delaware

Lower Court: Delaware
Docketed: 2019-12-05
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: capital-punishment conflict-of-interest constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process evidentiary-considerations fair-trial ineffective-assistance-of-counsel judicial-misconduct judicial-review right-to-counsel right-to-fair-trial sentencing sentencing-discretion
Key Terms:
Punishment
Latest Conference: 2020-04-03 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

Should this court extend Its Hurst v. Florida ruling to the pre-trial and trial stages of capital murder case where it is shown that the Judge's sentencing Authority A violation of Hurst, affected the trial stages and where the judge's sentercing authority prevented him from reviewing evidence of trial counsel's gross misconduct whereby creating A conflict between that Authority and

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Should Abns courct extend Ts Hucsh wv. Florida cubug

Docket Entries

2020-04-06
Rehearing DENIED. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
2020-03-18
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/3/2020.
2020-02-03
Petition for Rehearing filed.
2020-01-13
Petition DENIED. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
2019-12-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2020.
2019-12-09
Waiver of right of respondent Delaware to respond filed.
2019-10-06
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 6, 2020)

Attorneys

Delaware
Maria Teresa KnollOffice of the Attorney GeneralState of Delaware,, Respondent
James W. Riley
James W. Riley — Petitioner