No. 18-5427

Monclaire Saint Louis v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2018-08-02
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: criminal-procedure curative-instruction curative-instructions due-process evidence jury-bias jury-instructions kidnapping prejudice prejudicial-error rape witness-testimony
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2018-09-24
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether witness testimony about a rape committed by someone other than the defendant during a kidnapping creates prejudice that cannot be overcome by a curative instruction

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED 1. Whether witness testimony, on more than one occasion, reveals that a rape was committed during a kidnapping, by someone other than the defendant, create a prejudice that is too significant to overcome with any curative instruction to the jury?

Docket Entries

2018-10-01
Petition DENIED.
2018-08-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
2018-08-07
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-07-31
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 4, 2018)

Attorneys

Monclaire Saint Louis
Nader HasanLaw Offices of Nader Hasan, P.C., Petitioner
Nader HasanLaw Offices of Nader Hasan, P.C., Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent