No. 18-7330
Michael Anthony Garrett v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 5th-amendment 6th-amendment constitutional-rights criminal-procedure defense-theory due-process evidence fifth-amendment jury-instructions right-to-present-defense sixth-amendment trial-evidence
Key Terms:
DueProcess
DueProcess
Latest Conference:
2019-02-15
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a defendant's constitutional right to present a defense encompasses the right to have the jury instructed on a theory of defense that constitutes a correct statement of the law and is supported by evidence
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED I. Whether a defendant’s constitutional right to present a defense as guaranteed by the Fifth and Sixth Amendments to the United States Constitution encompasses the right to have the jury instructed on a theory of defense that constitutes a correct statement of the law and supported by evidence adduced at trial. i
Docket Entries
2019-02-19
Petition DENIED.
2019-01-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/15/2019.
2019-01-16
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2019-01-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 8, 2019)
Attorneys
Michael Garrett
Stephen Carl Moss — Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
Stephen Carl Moss — Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
Stephen Carl Moss — Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent