| 22-5369 |
Milton Lee Gardner v. Bobby Lumpkin, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division |
Fifth Circuit |
2022-08-17 |
Denied |
IFP |
confrontation confrontation-clause constitutional-error criminal-procedure due-process habeas-corpus jury-charge juvenile-adjudication juvenile-justice sentencing-enhancement |
1). If the record in this case contains two "written waivers" of counsel, and one request to proceed pro se by counsel, prior to voir dire. But, the r… |
| 21-6434 |
Robert Alan Fratta v. Texas |
Texas |
2021-11-29 |
Denied |
IFP |
aiding-and-abetting constitutional-violation criminal-procedure due-process habeas-corpus indictment jury-charge jury-instructions law-of-parties |
1) CAN A LAW OF PARTIES (OR AIDING AND ABETTING) BE ADDED TO A
JURY CHARGE WHEN A PERSON IS INDICTED AS THE ONLY ACTOR TO
COMMIT AN OFFENSE?
2) IS U.… |
| 21-5202 |
Esteban Figueroa-Larrea v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2021-07-23 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
contested-element criminal-procedure district-court jury-charge jury-instruction jury-instructions legal-scope plain-error standard-of-review trial-court-error trial-procedure |
Whether the district court plainly erred by misadvising the jury about the legal scope of the sole contested element at trial. |
| 20-1819 |
Lawrence B. Hughes v. Georgia |
Georgia |
2021-06-30 |
Denied |
|
14th-amendment criminal-procedure due-process indictment indictment-clarity jury-charge jury-instructions prosecutorial-misconduct self-defense standard-of-review |
Is it a requirement within State Statute of Fed
eral law for an indictment to be clear and precise
within accusation?
In review of deliberation stag… |
| 20-8443 |
Jacobie A. Green v. Louisiana |
Louisiana |
2021-06-29 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
criminal-procedure defendant-statement due-process evidence jury-charge jury-instructions motion-to-quash photographic-evidence right-to-counsel state-created-impediment trial-court-discretion |
1. Did the Louisiana Supreme Court error in denying review after a. State-crested impediment occurred?
2. Whether ihe trial court erred in admittmg d… |
| 20-6268 |
Bryan Keith Roberts v. Texas |
Texas |
2020-11-10 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
continuous-sexual-abuse criminal-trial criminal-trial-prejudice due-process jury-charge law-enforcement law-enforcement-presence prejudice right-to-fair-trial spectators statutory-interpretation |
Is the presence of a large number of uniformed, under cover, and armed spectators identifiable as law enforcement on the final day of the guilt-innoce… |
| 19-1032 |
Alphonso I. Waters, Jr. v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2020-02-19 |
Denied |
Response Waived |
constitutional-rights criminal-statute due-process government-burden-of-proof government-evidence intent-to-harm jury-charge target-deception wire-fraud |
1. Whether petitioner's due process rights were violated by his wire fraud convictions for conduct that did not fall within the ambit of the wire frau… |
| 19-7308 |
Jerry Lynn McGavitt v. Texas |
Texas |
2020-01-17 |
Denied |
IFP |
14th-amendment criminal-law criminal-mental-state due-process jury-charge jury-instructions law-of-parties mens-rea murder murder-prosecution |
1.) Whether the failure to limit the definitions, in the abstract
portion of the jury charge, of "Intentionally" and "Knowingly"
to the nature of th… |
| 18-9350 |
Russell Rafael Whitehead v. Lorie Davis, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division |
Fifth Circuit |
2019-05-20 |
Denied |
IFP |
assault-battery constitutional-review court-procedure criminal-law deadly-weapon ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel jury-charge jury-instructions legal-standard standard-of-review use-of-force |
Can a fist a fist be considered a deadly weapon in and of itself?
Is it considered proper procedure for the Court to add dialogue not supported by th… |
| 18-7021 |
Juan Thomas v. Steven Johnson, Administrator, New Jersey State Prison, et al. |
Third Circuit |
2018-12-13 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
admissibility-of-evidence due-process eighth-amendment equitable-tolling fair-trial ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel jury-charge martinez-v-ryan notice-of-appeal public-defender |
Whether the Circuit Court erred in failing to appropriately consider the "Equitable Tolling" in conjunction with Ineffective Assistance of the Public … |