No. 20-7414

James Innocent v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2021-03-10
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: circuit-court criminal-procedure greer-v-united-states judicial-review plain-error rehaif-v-united-states substantial-rights supreme-court-decision trial-record
Latest Conference: 2021-06-17
Related Cases: 20-7447 (Vide)
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether when applying plan-error review based upon an intervening United States Supreme Court decision, a circuit court of appeals may review matters outside the trial record to determine whether the error affected a defendant's substantial rights or impacted the fairness, integrity or pubic reputation of the trial?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether when applying plain-error review based upon an intervening United States Supreme Court decision, a circuit court of appeals may review matters outside the trial record to determine whether the error affected a defendant's substantial rights or impacted the fairness, integrity or public reputation of the trial?

Docket Entries

2021-06-21
Petition DENIED.
2021-06-14
Supplemental brief of petitioner James Innocent filed. (Distributed)
2021-06-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/17/2021.
2021-05-10
Memorandum for the United States filed.
2021-03-30
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 10, 2021.
2021-03-29
Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 9, 2021 to May 10, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
2021-03-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 9, 2021)

Attorneys

James Innocent
Bernardo LopezFederal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Respondent