criminal-negligence
2 cases — ← All topics
| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21-5596 | Carl William Frazier v. California | California | 2021-09-08 | Denied | IFP | 5th-amendment criminal-negligence due-process involuntary-manslaughter jury-instructions knife-assault lesser-included-offense self-defense sua-sponte-instruction | In a murder case, may a defendant's inherently assaultive felonious conduct - ie, the use of a knife for the purpose of unreasonagle self-defense - af… |
| 20-5748 | Dacarius Holliday v. Louisiana | Louisiana | 2020-09-17 | Denied | IFP | constitutional-error criminal-intent criminal-negligence due-process eighth-amendment jury-instructions jury-sentencing specific-intent standard-of-proof trial-court | 1. Can convictions for crimes requiring specific intent create constitutional error where the trial court has ruled that the evidence supports crimina… |