No. 20-1765
Donald S. Harden v. United States
Response Waived
Tags: but-for-causation circuit-split controlled-substances-act death-results ineffective-assistance-of-counsel ineffective-counsel jury-instruction jury-instructions sentencing
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference:
2021-09-27
Question Presented (from Petition)
For a death-results sentence under the Controlled Substances Act, must a jury be instructed as to but-for cause if the evidence of causation is conflicting?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
For a death-results sentence under the Controlled Substances Act, must a jury be instructed as to but-for cause if the evidence of causation is conflicting?
Docket Entries
2021-10-04
Petition DENIED.
2021-09-09
Supplemental brief of petitioner Donald S. Harden filed. (Distributed)
2021-06-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
2021-06-24
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2021-06-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 22, 2021)
Attorneys
Donald S. Harden
Edward King Poor — Quarles & Brady LLP, Petitioner
United States of America
Brian H. Fletcher — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent