No. 23-908

Woojin Cho v. New York

Lower Court: New York
Docketed: 2024-02-22
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: constitutional-error due-process harmless-error prosecutorial-misconduct reasonable-possibility standard-of-review trial-procedure witness-credibility
Latest Conference: 2024-03-22
Question Presented (from Petition)

I. Is it constitutional error for a prosecutor in summation to express her personal belief that the defendant lied on the stand?

II. In reviewing summation misconduct for harmless error, is reversal required where there is any "reasonable possibility" that the constitutional error "might have contributed to the conviction?"

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether it is constitutional error for a prosecutor in summation to express her personal belief that the defendant lied on the stand?

Docket Entries

2024-03-25
Petition DENIED.
2024-03-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/22/2024.
2024-02-29
Waiver of right of respondent New York to respond filed.
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2024-02-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 25, 2024)
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Attorneys

New York
Vincent Woodrow Rivellese — Bronx County District Attorney's Office, Respondent
Woojin Cho
Zachary Alexander Margulis-Ohnuma — ZMO Law PLLC, Petitioner