No. 22-7784
Demarcus Donte Ivey v. United States
Amici (1)Response WaivedIFP
Tags: burden-of-proof chapman-v-california constitutional-error criminal-procedure cumulative-error-doctrine evidentiary-errors harmless-error standard-of-review
Latest Conference:
2023-09-26
Question Presented (from Petition)
When, on direct appeal from a conviction in a federal criminal trial, an appellate court identifies multiple evidentiary errors, should each of those errors be evaluated for their impact on the fundamental fairness of the trial seriatim in isolation or in an assessment of their cumulative impact, and should the standard of review place the burden of proof on the government to show that the errors did not impact the verdict beyond a reasonable doubt as required by Chapman v. California, 386 U.S. 18 (1967), and Sullivan v. Louisiana, 508 U.S. 275 (1993)?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
When should evidentiary errors in a federal criminal trial be evaluated for their cumulative impact on the fundamental fairness of the trial?
Docket Entries
2023-10-02
Petition DENIED.
2023-07-12
Brief amicus curiae of North Carolina Advocates for Justice (July 25 2023)filed. (Distributed)
2023-06-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
2023-06-16
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2023-06-12
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 14, 2023)
Attorneys
Demarcus Ivey
James Patrick McLoughlin Jr. — Moore & Van Allen PLLC, Petitioner
North Carolina Advocates for Justice
United States of America
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent