No. 21-1341

Wysingo Turner v. Christine Brannon-Dortch, Warden

Lower Court: Seventh Circuit
Docketed: 2022-04-11
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: 2nd-amendment civil-rights criminal-defendant criminal-procedure due-process federal-law firearm-possession murder-trial self-defense standing state-court
Latest Conference: 2022-05-12
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether a state court's decision that a criminal defendant can be falsely accused during his state criminal murder trial of "illegally" possessing outside of his home a legal firearm for the purpose of self defense is a reasonable application of clearly established federal law.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a state court's decision that a criminal defendant can be falsely accused during his state criminal murder trial of 'illegally' possessing outside of his home a legal firearm for the purpose of self defense is a reasonable application of clearly established federal law

Docket Entries

2022-05-16
Petition DENIED.
2022-04-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/12/2022.
2022-04-14
Waiver of right of respondent People of State of Illinois to respond filed.
2022-04-04
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 11, 2022)

Attorneys

People of State of Illinois
Katherine Marie DoerschOffice of the Illinois Attorney General, Respondent
Wysingo Turner
Stephen Louis RichardsLaw Office of Stephen L. Richards, Petitioner