No. 18-5386

Allen Alexander, aka Karon Keenan v. New Jersey

Lower Court: New Jersey
Docketed: 2018-07-27
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: assault constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process jury-instructions lesser-included-offense robbery state-criminal-law trial-error
Key Terms:
DueProcess Privacy
Latest Conference: 2018-09-24
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Can a state trial judge's failure to charge the jury on a lesser included offense violate the defendant's rights guaranteed by the Due Process Clause of the United States Constitution?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Question Presented Can a state trial judge’s failure to charge the jury on a lesser included offense violate the defendant’s rights guaranteed by the Due Process Clause of the United States Constitution?

Docket Entries

2018-10-01
Petition DENIED.
2018-08-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
2018-08-15
Waiver of right of respondent New Jersey to respond filed.
2018-07-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 27, 2018)

Attorneys

Allen Alexander
Michael James ConfusioneHegge & Confusione, Petitioner
New Jersey
Barbara A. RosenkransProsecutor's Office, Respondent