No. 20-5389
Milkiyas Bayisa v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-procedure closing-argument constitutional-rights due-process judicial-review prosecutorial-misconduct rebuttal religious-references
Key Terms:
DueProcess
DueProcess
Latest Conference:
2020-09-29
Question Presented (from Petition)
I. WHETHER THE PROSECUTOR' S REPEATED REFER ENCES TO GOD DURING REBUTTAL CLO SING ARGUMENT CONSTI TUTED HIGHLY PREJUDICIAL PROSECUTORIAL MISCONDUCT RESULTING IN A DENIAL OF DUE PROCESS OF LAW
II. WHETHER THE MEMORANDUM OPINION AND JUDG MENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMB IA COURT OF APPEALS IS IN CONFLICT WITH OTHER CASES FROM THIS COURT AND OTHER CA SES FROM TH E DISTRICT OF COLUMB IA COURT OF APPEALS
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the prosecutor's repeated references to God during rebuttal closing argument constituted highly prejudicial prosecutorial misconduct resulting in a denial of due process of law
Docket Entries
2020-10-05
Petition DENIED.
2020-08-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-08-24
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-08-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 17, 2020)
Attorneys
Milkiyas Bayisa
Steven R. Kiersh — Steven R. Kiersh, Petitioner
United States
Jeffrey B. Wall — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent