Jaime Galvez v. William Muniz, Warden
DueProcess HabeasCorpus
1. Is it clearly established federal law within the meaning of 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d)(1) that a trial court's error, of forcing a criminal defendant to testify before hearing all of the prosecution's evidence, requires automatic reversal without resort to harmless error analysis?
2. Does the clearly established federal law prohibiting a trial court from directing a verdict against a defendant who has pled not guilty in a criminal case likewise prohibit directing a verdict against the defendant on his plea of not guilty by reason of insanity?
Whether a trial court's error of forcing a criminal defendant to testify before hearing all of the prosecution's evidence requires automatic reversal without resort to harmless error analysis