No. 24-5368
Joseph Roach v. Amy Robey, Warden
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: accomplice-liability criminal-conviction due-process jackson-v-virginia jury-unanimity sixth-circuit
Latest Conference:
2024-09-30
Question Presented (from Petition)
WAS MR. ROACH DENIED THE UNANIMOUS JURY VERDICT REQUIRED BY KENTUCKY LAW WHEN HE WAS TRIED UNDER A THEORY THAT HE ACTED ALONE, AND INDEPENDENTLY, BUT ALLOWED TO BE FOUND GUILTY UNDER A THEORY THAT HE ACTED AS AN ACCOMPLICE?
WAS MR. ROACH DENIED DUE PROCESS OF LAW WHEN THE SIXTH CIRCUIT AFFIRMED HIS CONVICTION BASED ON A CHARGE IN WHICH HE WAS NEVER TRIED?
DID THE SIXTH CIRCUIT EVALUATE THE SUFFICIENCY OF THE EVIDENCE CONTRARY TO JACKSON V. VIRGINIA?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a defendant was denied due process and a unanimous jury verdict when convicted under alternative theories of culpability and affirmed by the Sixth Circuit
Docket Entries
2024-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2024-08-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
2024-08-27
Waiver of Robey of right to respond submitted.
2024-08-27
Waiver of right of respondent Robey to respond filed.
2024-08-27
Waiver of right of respondent Amy Robey, Warden to respond filed.
2024-07-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 23, 2024)
2024-05-24
Application (23A1051) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until July 21, 2024.
2024-05-15
Application (23A1051) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 22, 2024 to July 21, 2024, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.
Attorneys
Joseph Roach
Joseph Roach — Petitioner
Robey
James Havey — Office of the Kentucky Attorney General, Respondent