No. 20-6068

Willie Gross, Jr. v. Darrel Vannoy, Warden

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-10-19
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: cell-phone-data fourth-amendment fourth-amendment-jurisprudence privacy reasonable-expectation-of-privacy search-and-seizure
Key Terms:
FifthAmendment DueProcess Takings HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2020-12-04
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. a a federal habeas court finds a constitutional error and that error had a substantial and injurious effect or influence in determining the jury's verdict, is sich an error ever harmless?

2. Trial counsel was ineffective for not objecting to structural error committed by trial judge - "that mislead and confiised the jury by way of erroneous jury instruction, that determined the verdict.

3. Whether defendant's conviction was obtained in violation of the constitution of the United States aidthe State of Louisiana in light of newly discover facts offered at co-defendant's motion for new trial resulting in the reversal of his conviction pursuant to highly inconsistent testimony, of State's only witness agains defendants on critical issues at both trials and argued ment st of justice?

4. Has the Louisiana State Courts Unreasonably Determined from the facts presented to it that this Pantone has not met his burden under the United States Constitution and established United tates Supreme Court Law when presenting newly discovered evidence?

5. Do 'pee have the Right to Present a Defense

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the government's warrantless seizure and search of a person's cell phone data violates the Fourth Amendment's protection against unreasonable searches and seizures

Docket Entries

2020-12-07
Petition DENIED.
2020-11-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/4/2020.
2020-11-05
Waiver of right of respondent Darrel Vannoy to respond filed.
2020-10-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 18, 2020)

Attorneys

Darrel Vannoy
Darren Anthony AllemandJefferson Parish District Attorney's Office, Respondent
Willie Gross, Jr/
Willie Gross Jr. — Petitioner