No. 18-6721

Gavin Cullens v. Cindi Curtin, Warden

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2018-11-16
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel jury-instructions self-defense trial-counsel
Key Terms:
DueProcess HabeasCorpus Privacy
Latest Conference: 2019-01-04
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the trial court err when it gave out self-defense instruction for complainants who were not accused of any crimes to warrant a defense? Alternatively, was the trial counsel ineffective in failing to object which violated the accused's due-process-rights?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW DID THE TRIAL COURT ERR WHEN IT GAVE OUT SELF DEFENSE INSTRUCTION FOR COMPLAINANTS WHO WERE NOT ACCUSED GF ANY CRIMES TO WARRANT A DEFENSE? ALTERNATIVELY WAS THE TRIAL COUNSEL INEFFECTIVE IN FAILING TO OBJECT WHICH VIOLATED THE ACCUSE DUE PROCESS RIGHTS? PETITIONER CULLENS ANSWER YES KENTUCKY SUPREME COURT (SONES VS COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY 366 S.ul.3d 376; 2011 KY LEXIS 133) --ANSWER --"YES" STATE OF MICHIGAN ANSWER *NO" U.S OLSTRICT COURT OF EASTERN MICH ( NOS 2-13-C-V-11835, 2016 WL 5476247 ~-ANSWER--~ "NOM U.S COURT OF APPEALS (6TH CIR) (NO# 16-2512) --ANSWERS-~ "NOM

Docket Entries

2019-01-07
Petition DENIED.
2018-12-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/4/2019.
2018-12-10
Waiver of right of respondent Cindi Curtin, Warden to respond filed.
2018-01-12
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 17, 2018)

Attorneys

Cindi Curtin, Warden
Aaron David LindstromMichigan Department of Attorney General, Respondent
Gavin Cullens
Gavin Keith Cullens — Petitioner