No. 22-6161
Melvin Lavon Shields v. Kansas
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: bad-faith criminal-defendant criminal-procedure due-process government-delay lovasco-v-united-states marion-v-united-states pre-charging-delay prejudice state-v-shields
Latest Conference:
2023-01-06
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether a criminal defendant who has established prejudice from the government's pre-charging delay must show that delay was the result of the government's intentional and bad faith tactical decisions to establish a due process violation.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a criminal defendant who has established prejudice from the government's pre-charging delay must show that delay was the result of the government's intentional and bad faith tactical decisions to establish a due process violation
Docket Entries
2023-01-09
Petition DENIED.
2022-12-15
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/6/2023.
2022-12-09
Waiver of right of respondent Kansas to respond filed.
2022-11-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 29, 2022)
Attorneys
Kansas
Brant M. Laue — Solicitor General of Kansas, Respondent
Melvin Lavon Shields
Patrick Hennessy Dunn — Kansas Appellate Defender Office, Petitioner