No. 18-53

Lance Dillard, aka Double v. United States

Lower Court: Seventh Circuit
Docketed: 2018-07-10
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: constitutional-safeguards criminal-procedure due-process fair-trial internet-access internet-publicity judicial-controls juror-misconduct jury-instructions prejudicial-publicity sixth-amendment
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2018-09-24
Question Presented (AI Summary)

fair-trial

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether the judicial controls utilized in a criminal trial were so constitutionally inadequate to deter or prevent jurors from accessing prejudicial publicity via the Internet, such that Petitioner’s right to a fair trial was not properly or adequately safeguarded?

Docket Entries

2018-10-01
Petition DENIED.
2018-07-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
2018-07-17
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
Main Document
2018-07-09
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 9, 2018)
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Attorneys

United States
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent
Lance Dillard
John S. Skilton — Perkins Coie LLP, Petitioner
John S. Skilton — Perkins Coie LLP, Petitioner