No. 18-6977
James Edward Mitchell v. California
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
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 Roberts — Law Office of Jonathan D. Roberts, Petitioner