No. 19-786
Willie Kipyego Butia v. Virginia
Response Waived
Tags: constitutional-law constitutional-rights criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process fair-trial judicial-discretion jury jury-instructions statutory-interpretation
Latest Conference:
2020-02-21
Question Presented (from Petition)
Is due process violated where the trial judge instructs the jury using words not found in the statute and in such a way that clearly expands the statutory definition of the crime.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Is due process violated where the trial judge instructs the jury using words not found in the statute and in such a way that clearly expands the statutory definition of the crime
Docket Entries
2020-02-24
Petition DENIED.
2020-01-15
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2020.
2019-12-31
Waiver of right of respondent Virginia to respond filed.
2019-12-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 21, 2020)
Attorneys
Jon Sheldon
Jonathan P. Sheldon — Sheldon & Flood, PLC, Petitioner
Virginia
Toby Jay Heytens — Office of the Attorney General, Respondent