No. 24-5188
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process fourteenth-amendment jury-trials non-unanimous-jury second-degree-murder sixth-amendment state-courts
Key Terms:
DueProcess HabeasCorpus JusticiabilityDoctri
DueProcess HabeasCorpus JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference:
2024-09-30
Question Presented (from Petition)
1. As there are conflicting decisions amongst state courts of last resort concerning a constitutional issue, in accordance with Rule X(b), this matter is now ripe for review from this Honorable Court.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether non-unanimous jury verdicts in state criminal trials violate the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution
Docket Entries
2024-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2024-08-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
2024-08-23
Waiver of right of respondent Louisiana to respond filed.
2024-06-25
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 30, 2024)
Attorneys
Louisiana
Jorge Benjamin Aguinaga — Louisiana Department of Justice, Respondent
Patrick Wilson
Patrick Wilson — Petitioner