No. 21-5565

Fortrell Latrae Sain v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-09-02
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: constitutional-rights cross-examination discovery-violations due-process government-misconduct habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel judicial-review procedural-violation sentencing
Latest Conference: 2021-10-08
Question Presented (from Petition)

I.
Whether delendant was the ^ deried the Oppurtunity to hry CRoss - examine the key Goveenment witness.

II. Whether remand is requrees to deteemines if the goverment Molats ts iscovery vioations and if o, whether ths deprive the dede of a Gar trial.

IIIt. Whether. erreo in sentencing the delerdant becawsse: the +n governmental sentencing entrapment or sentenung factor manpulatos vdateo due process by inflating the amount of drugs atherbutabte imposing the fine

N Whether the delendant's trial cansel inffective proviDed of aSSiSTAnCE Establish the violations dhscsses herern.

B Was the deberdent deries The opartuwitg to filly CRoss - ExAmine GovEenments Key wrtnes?

Reqvines to Deteemine if I's A Remand viOletions deprived the GoveRnments DiscovRy defendant of a faic trial.

Did the triad Couet ERRE I Sentercing 1 debendent ?

A. Did the Government's Sentercing Entrapment Did the triel Count Clearly ERRE By FAilURE

B. for Deberdant's T0 Reouce The Giidetine RANGE MiNimal OR MINOR ROKE ?

Did the Covet FRRE IN IMPOSIng the tire?

Did the delendant's trial Counsel Fa.l to \ Object sufficuentty to the DISCONELY VIOlATONS AND Leitotions on CRos Eyamination oR fall tO inSURe That the RecoeD was SuFFicrenthy dEelOper to Establish the violstions Discsses herein, therbort Constitotio iNellective assiStance of CounsEl?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the defendant was denied the opportunity to fully cross-examine the key government witness

Docket Entries

2021-10-12
Petition DENIED.
2021-09-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/8/2021.
2021-09-14
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-08-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 4, 2021)

Attorneys

Fortrell Latrae Sain
Fortrell Latrae Sain — Petitioner
United States
Brian H. FletcherActing Solicitor General, Respondent