No. 18-6351

Raymond Baker v. United States

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2018-10-16
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: accomplice-testimony corroboration corroboration-of-accomplice-testimony due-process due-process-rights fair-trial impartial-jury juror-misconduct jury-misconduct post-verdict post-verdict-inquiry
Key Terms:
DueProcess Privacy
Latest Conference: 2018-11-16
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a district court must permit inquiry into alleged juror misconduct

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether, as a means of protecting a defendant’s rights to due process and a fair and impartial jury, the Court should clarify whether, when a defense lawyer receives unsolicited information from a juror, post-verdict, alleging serious juror misconduct, a district court must permit additional inquiry to determine whether the misconduct involves bias, extraneous information or outside influences which are properly the subject of examination. 2. Whether, to ensure that, consistent with due process, guilt is proven beyond a reasonable doubt, the Court should require corroboration when a conviction is based solely on accomplice testimony. i

Docket Entries

2018-11-19
Petition DENIED.
2018-11-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/16/2018.
2018-10-24
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-10-12
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 15, 2018)

Attorneys

Raymond Baker
Amy AdelsonLaw Offices of Amy Adelson LLC, Petitioner
Amy AdelsonLaw Offices of Amy Adelson LLC, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent