No. 21-5576

Victor Shawn Brown v. Debbie Asuncion, Warden

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-09-03
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: compulsory-process confrontation-clause due-process fair-trial prosecutorial-misconduct witness-credibility
Latest Conference: 2021-10-29
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Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether prosecutors can attack the credibility of the petitioner's witnesses by calling them 'liars' when the state's own witnesses lack credibility

Docket Entries

2021-11-01
Petition DENIED.
2021-10-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/29/2021.
2021-09-30
Waiver of right of respondent Debbie Asuncion, Warden to respond filed.
2021-08-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 4, 2021)

Attorneys

Debbie Asuncion, Warden
David W. WilliamsCalifornia Department of Justice, Respondent
Victor Shawn Brown
Victor Shawn Brown — Petitioner