No. 19-8468

Janice M. Shufford v. United States

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-05-14
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: conspiracy-charges criminal-history due-process evidence evidentiary-exclusion fair-trial indictment-defects judicial-discretion prosecutorial-misconduct witness-credibility
Latest Conference: 2020-06-04
Question Presented (from Petition)

This case presents two issues. First, did the court of appeals properly affirm the trial court and hold that it did not err in prohibiting the defense from adducing evidence that two prosecution witnesses were criminals, with extensive past and current misbehavior, when Ms. Shufford had no criminal history of any kind? Second, were Counts 2 & 13 in the indictment fatally defective by alleging dates of the supposed conspiracy which were not times that any criminal behavior occurred?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the court of appeals properly affirm the trial court's prohibition of the defense from adducing evidence of prosecution witnesses' criminal histories?

Docket Entries

2020-06-08
Petition DENIED.
2020-05-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/4/2020.
2020-05-18
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-05-06
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 15, 2020)

Attorneys

Janice M. Shufford
Paul Croushore — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent