No. 23A178

Andrew P. Witt v. United States

Lower Court: Armed Forces
Docketed: 2023-08-25
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Tags: capital-sentencing court-martial death-penalty ineffective-assistance-of-counsel prosecutorial-misconduct uniform-code-of-military-justice
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Question not identified.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether prosecutorial misconduct during capital sentencing proceedings in a military court-martial, specifically arguments urging panel members to consider personal and professional consequences of their sentencing decision, constitutes reversible error warranting resentencing or other relief under the Uniform Code of Military Justice

Docket Entries

2023-08-29
Application (23A178) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until November 2, 2023.
2023-08-23
Application (23A178) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 3, 2023 to November 2, 2023, submitted to The Chief Justice.

Attorneys

Andrew Witt
Heather Marie CaineUS Air Force, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent