No. 21-6742
Raudel Salgado-Rodriguez v. United States
Tags: credibility-of-evidence criminal-procedure due-process evidence-credibility fair-trial judicial-discretion jury-instruction jury-instructions theory-of-defense
Latest Conference:
2022-02-18
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether it violates an accused's right to a fundamentally fair trial to have a judge refuse a theory-of-defense jury instruction because the judge personally doubts the credibility of the evidence supporting the instruction.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether it violates an accused's right to a fundamentally fair trial to have a judge refuse a theory-of-defense jury instruction because the judge personally doubts the credibility of the evidence supporting the instruction
Docket Entries
2022-02-22
Petition DENIED.
2022-01-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/18/2022.
2022-01-05
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-12-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 28, 2022)
Attorneys
Raudel Salgado-Rodriguez
Philip J. Lynch — LawOffices of Phil Lynch, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent