No. 19-7473

Milon Jarr Brown v. Michigan

Lower Court: Michigan
Docketed: 2020-01-29
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: civil-rights confrontation-clause constitutional-rights discretion due-process expert-testimony fifth-amendment hearsay judicial-bias photographic-evidence prosecutorial-misconduct self-incrimination sixth-amendment
Latest Conference: 2020-03-27
Question Presented (from Petition)

WAS THE PETITIONER DENIED AN OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT A COMPLETE DEFENSE WHEN A WITNESS FROM THE DEFENSE INVOKED A SPECIOUS FIFTH AMENDMENT CLAIM AGAINST SELF-INCRIMINATION, AND WAS THIS IN CONJUNCTION A VIOLATION OF THE PETITIONER'S SIXTH AMENDMENT CONFRONTATION CLAUSE?

WAS THE PROVINCE OF THE JURY INVADED WHEN (A) LAY WITNESSES PROVIDED EXPERT OPINION THAT THE PETITIONER WAS THE PERSON DEPICTED IN VIDEOS?

WAS INADMISSIBLE HEARSAY ADMITTED INTO THIS PRESENT CASE AGAINST THE PETITIONER UNDER THE GUISE OF AN EXCITED UTTERANCE EXCEPTION, WHEN THERE WAS TIME TO CONTRIVE AND MISREPRESENT THE STATEMENT?

WAS THE INADMISSIBLE EVIDENCE A KEY COMPONENT IN CONVICTING THE PETITIONER?

WAS THE PETITIONER DENIED A FAIR TRIAL DUE TO A STRUCTURAL ERROR FROM JUDICIAL BIAS?

WAS THERE AN ABUSE OF THE TRIAL COURT'S DISCRETION TO ALLOW INFLAMMATORY PHOTOGRAPHS OVER TRIAL COUNSEL OBJECTION?

WAS THE PETITIONER DENIED CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTIONS, NAMELY; FAIR TRIAL PROTECTIONS UNDER THE FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT, AND SIXTH AMENDMENT GUARANTEES IN REGARDS TO THE DYING DECLARATION EXCULPATING THE PETITIONER?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Was the petitioner denied a meaningful opportunity to present a complete defense?

Docket Entries

2020-03-30
Petition DENIED.
2020-03-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/27/2020.
2020-01-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 28, 2020)

Attorneys

Milon J. Brown
Milon Jarr Brown — Petitioner