No. 18-5273

Davian Wilson v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2018-07-18
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: authentication criminal-procedure criminal-procedure-sufficiency-of-evidence criminal-trial evidence-authentication federal-criminal-procedure federal-jurisdiction guilty-verdict jury-verdict native-american reasonable-jury sentencing-disparities sentencing-disparity standard-of-review sufficiency-of-evidence
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2018-09-24
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the district court erred in finding sufficient evidence for a guilty verdict against Mr. Wilson

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW 1) Whether the district court erred by finding that the prosecution produced sufficient evidence at trial for a reasonable jury to return a guilty verdict against Mr. Wilson. 2) | Whether the district court erred by allowing admission of Mr. Wilson’s clothing into evidence at trial, when the evidence was not properly authenticated. 3) | Whether the district court ordered a substantively unreasonable sentence because Mr. Wilson’s sentence was unjustly disparate in comparison to the coparticipants in the alleged crime and in comparison to other defendants convicted of murder in federal court. i

Docket Entries

2018-10-01
Petition DENIED.
2018-08-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
2018-07-24
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-07-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 17, 2018)

Attorneys

Davian Wilson
Michael Scott — Petitioner
Michael Scott — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent