No. 19-8751

Paramjit Singh Basra v. Washington

Lower Court: Washington
Docketed: 2020-06-19
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: abuse-of-authority appellate-remedy criminal-conviction criminal-procedure double-jeopardy due-process judicial-abuse state-judiciary statutory-duty
Latest Conference: 2020-09-29
Question Presented (from Petition)

1.) Is it lawfully permissible for a State to convict a person twice for a single crime?

2.) Is it lawfully permissible for a State's Judiciary to abuse its authority by arbitrarily abrogating its statutory duty to address duly-filed appeals for remedy from "Double Jeopardy"?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is it lawfully permissible for a State to convict a person twice for a single crime?

Docket Entries

2020-10-05
Petition DENIED.
2020-07-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-07-14
Waiver of right of respondent Washington to respond filed.
2020-06-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 20, 2020)

Attorneys

Paramjit S. Basra
Paramjit Singh Basra — Petitioner
Washington
Amy R. MecklingKing County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, Respondent