No. 18-6001

Demario Carman v. Georgia

Lower Court: Georgia
Docketed: 2018-09-18
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-rights constitutional-rights double-jeopardy due-process fifth-amendment manifest-necessity mistrial-exception reasonableness trial-court trial-court-discretion
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw FifthAmendment
Latest Conference: 2018-10-26
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the protection against Double Jeopardy contained in the Fifth Amendment is an empty promise

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether the protection against Double Jeopardy contained in the Fifth Amendment is an empty promise where determinations as to what is “manifest necessity” are based on the reasonableness of the trial court’s actions rather than a true consideration of whether a mistrial was necessary? | i

Docket Entries

2018-10-29
Petition DENIED.
2018-10-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/26/2018.
2018-09-25
Waiver of right of respondent Georgia to respond filed.
Main Document
2018-09-14
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 18, 2018)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionAppendix

Attorneys

Demario Carman
Gabrielle Amber Pittman — Georgia Capital Defender--Middle Georgia Regional Office, Petitioner
Gabrielle Amber Pittman — Georgia Capital Defender--Middle Georgia Regional Office, Petitioner
Georgia
Sabrina D. Graham — Senior Assistant Attorney General, Respondent
Sabrina D. Graham — Senior Assistant Attorney General, Respondent