No. 18-5163

Kai Uwe Thier v. Florida

Lower Court: Florida
Docketed: 2018-07-06
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: consular-relations consular-rights criminal-procedure due-process habeas-corpus incriminating-statement international-treaties international-treaty law-enforcement miranda-rights vienna-convention vienna-convention-on-consular-relations
Key Terms:
DueProcess CriminalProcedure HabeasCorpus JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2018-11-30 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether petitioner is entitled to discharge or a new trial based on a violation of international treaties as codified in the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (VCCR) which resulted in the petitioner giving an incriminating statement to police investigators that subsequently had been used at trial which he would not have given if he would have been advised by law enforcement of his right to talk to officials from his country

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

question presented in this petition arose from the proceedings below. ii

Docket Entries

2018-12-03
Rehearing DENIED.
2018-11-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/30/2018.
2018-10-24
Petition for Rehearing filed.
2018-10-01
Petition DENIED.
2018-07-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
2018-07-13
Waiver of right of respondent Florida to respond filed.
2018-06-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 6, 2018)

Attorneys

Florida
Celia A. Terenzio — Respondent
Kai Uwe Thier
Kai Uwe Thier — Petitioner