No. 20-5177

Rolando Felix-Carrazco v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-07-24
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: criminal-procedure due-process evidence-sufficiency holdout-juror judicial-inquiry judicial-interference juror-dismissal jury-deliberation jury-deliberations scotus-guidance trial-court-discretion
Latest Conference: 2020-09-29
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether this Court should decide that the repeated questioning of
jurors who have complained about one juror (who is obviously a holdout) is
tantamount to the forbidden questioning in Brasfield v. United States, 272 U.S.
448 (1927) that the trial court may not inquire as to the numerical division of a
jury when it is unable to reach a unanimous verdict.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether repeated questioning of jurors about a holdout juror violates Brasfield v. United States

Docket Entries

2020-10-05
Petition DENIED.
2020-08-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-08-10
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2020-07-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 24, 2020)

Attorneys

Rolando Felix-Carrazco
Verna Jean WefaldAttorney at Law, Petitioner
United States of America
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent