No. 18-6977

James Edward Mitchell v. California

Lower Court: California
Docketed: 2018-12-10
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: california california-law constitution constitutional-law constitutional-violation criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process inhabitance-standard jury-instruction jury-instructions residential-burglary statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw DueProcess JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2019-02-15
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does the standard jury instruction for residential burglary in California violate the United States Constitution where it fails to convey that the 'dispositive element' in determining whether a residence is inhabited is whether the owner views the house as his place of settled residence?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW DOES THE STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTION FOR RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY IN CALIFORNIA VIOLATE THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION WHERE IT FAILS TO CONVEY THAT THE “DISPOSITIVE ELEMENT” IN DETERMINING WHETHER A RESIDENCE IS INHABITED IS WHETHER THE OWNER VIEWS THE HOUSE AS HIS PLACE OF SETTLED RESIDENCE? ll

Docket Entries

2019-02-19
Petition DENIED.
2019-01-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/15/2019.
2018-11-19
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 9, 2019)

Attorneys

James Edward Mitchell
Jonathan David RobertsLaw Office of Jonathan D. Roberts, Petitioner