No. 19-7012

Robert Eugene Hardesty v. Willis Chapman, Warden

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-12-19
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: due-process due-process-fair-trial,evidence,michigan-rule-of-e due-process,insufficient-evidence,5th-amendment,6t effective-assistance-of-counsel,fair-trial,6th-ame fair-trial insufficient-evidence michigan-constitution-1963-article-1-section-17 michigan-rule-of-evidence-404(b) us-constitution-amendments-v-xiv
Latest Conference: 2020-02-21
Question Presented (from Petition)

Is The Admittance Of Irrelevant And Prejudicial Bad Acts Evidence Under The Guise Of Michigan Rule Of Evidence 404(B) A Violation Of Due Process And A Fair Trial Pursuant To The U.S. Const. Ams. V, XIV; Mich. Const. 1963, Art. 1, §17?

Where The Petitioner's Convictions For CSC 1 And 2 Where Obtained On The Basis Of Legally Insufficient Evidence, Does Due Process Require Reversal, Pursuant To U.S Const., Ams., V, VI, XIV; Mich. Const. 1963, Art. 1, § 17 And 20?

Was Petitioner Denied His Constitutional Right To The Effective Assistance Of Counsel Where A Multitude Of Inactions On The Part Of Trial Counsel, Denied Him A Fair Trial Proceeding, Pursuant To U.S. Const., Amends Vi, Xiv; Mich. Const. 1963, Art. 1, §20?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is the admittance of irrelevant and prejudicial bad acts evidence under the guise of Michigan Rule of Evidence 404(b) a violation of due process and a fair trial pursuant to the U.S. Const. Ams. V, XIV; Mich. Const. 1963, Art. 1, §17?

Docket Entries

2020-02-24
Petition DENIED.
2020-01-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2020.
2020-01-13
Waiver of right of respondent Willis Chapman, Warden to respond filed.
2019-12-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 21, 2020)

Attorneys

Robert Eugene Hardesty
Robert Eugene Hardesty — Petitioner
Willis Chapman, Warden
Fadwa A. HammoudMichigan Department of Attorney General, Respondent