No. 21-6670

Eric Beverly v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-12-20
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: administration-of-justice bank-robbery beyond-reasonable-doubt criminal-appeal criminal-procedure due-process evidence-sufficiency federal-jurisdiction fifth-circuit jury-conviction standard-of-review sufficiency-of-evidence
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Latest Conference: 2022-01-21
Question Presented (from Petition)

I. On Appeal ERIC BEVERLY nged the sufficiency of the evidence for the following jury convictions: (1) four counts of aiding and abetting bank robbery (2) one count of a'ding and abetting attempted armed bank r bbery and (3) five counts of aiding an abetting the brandishing a firearm d ring the commission of a crime of viole ce. The Fifth Circuit convictions. In light of the foregoing, presented is as follows: the question Whether the appeals court con ucted an adequate review of facts and evi ence upon which the jury reached its de, ision to convict. Because the proper weigh'ng of the evidence and the application of he beyond reasonable doubt standard of is of exceptional importance to the admi istration of justice in federal criminal c ses, this Court should grant certiorari int is case to decide this question and, and up n review, should reverse the judgment of the Fifth Circuit.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the appeals court conducted an adequate review of facts and evidence upon which the jury reached its decision to convict

Docket Entries

2022-01-24
Petition DENIED.
2022-01-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/21/2022.
2021-12-30
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-11-24
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 19, 2022)

Attorneys

Eric Beverly
Yolanda Evette JarmonLaw Office of Yolanda Jarmon, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent