No. 20-5191
Joshua Edwards v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: burden-of-proof criminal-procedure criminal-trial due-process elements-of-crime elements-of-offense fifth-circuit jury-instructions trial-defense
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Securities
SocialSecurity Securities
Latest Conference:
2020-09-29
Question Presented (from Petition)
Did the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit err when it held that the district court's failure to instruct the jury on the elements of the underlying crime did not necessitate a new trial where omitted elements implicated the Petitioner's trial defense that he did not agree to or take part in that underlying crime?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Did the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit err when it held that the district court's failure to instruct the jury on the elements of the underlying crime did not necessitate a new trial where omitted elements implicated the Petitioner's trial defense that he did not agree to or take part in that underlying crime?
Docket Entries
2020-10-05
Petition DENIED.
2020-08-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-08-03
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-07-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 27, 2020)
Attorneys
Joshua Edwards
David Aaron Novod — Law Office of D. Aaron Novod, Petitioner
United States
Jeffrey B. Wall — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent