No. 25-5711
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: circumstantial-evidence constitutional-law criminal-procedure due-process fourteenth-amendment standard-of-proof
Latest Conference:
2025-11-14
Question Presented (from Petition)
Under the due process clause of the U.S. Constitution Amendment XIV, is La. R.S. 15:438 a higher standard of proof than Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307 (1979) in Louisiana cases involving only circumstantial evidence?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether Louisiana's R.S. 15:438 imposes a higher standard of proof for circumstantial evidence than the Jackson v. Virginia federal standard
Docket Entries
2025-11-17
Petition DENIED.
2025-10-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/14/2025.
2025-10-15
Waiver of right of respondent Louisiana to respond filed.
2025-05-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 23, 2025)
Attorneys
Jermal Williams
Jermal Williams — Petitioner
Louisiana
Zachary M. Phillips — Orleans Parish District Attorney's Office, Respondent