No. 18-5993

Douglas Roy Burns v. Connie Horton, Warden

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2018-09-14
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process evidence jury-instructions mens-rea specific-intent
Key Terms:
DueProcess HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2018-11-09
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a state court must constitutionally recognize and allow a defense in the form of testimony and/or other relevant evidence which disproves the requisite mens rea, and negates the element of specific intent, to be submitted to the trier of fact?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

No question identified. : QUESTION[S] PRESENTED I WHETHER A STATE COURT MUST CONSTITUTIONALLY RECOGNIZE AND ALLOW A DEFENSE IN THE FORM OF TESTIMONY AND OR OTHER RELEVANT EVIDENCE WHICH DISPROVES THE REQUISITE MENS REA, AND NEGATES THE ELEMENT OF SPECIFIC INTENT, TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE TRIER OF FACT? Petitioner answers “yes” The State answers “no” i

Docket Entries

2018-11-13
Petition DENIED.
2018-10-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/9/2018.
2018-10-18
Waiver of right of respondent Connie Horton, Warden to respond filed.
2018-07-19
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 15, 2018)

Attorneys

Connie Horton, Warden
Aaron David LindstromMichigan Department of Attorney General, Respondent
Aaron David LindstromMichigan Department of Attorney General, Respondent
Douglas Roy Burns
Douglas Roy Burns — Petitioner
Douglas Roy Burns — Petitioner