No. 18-7553

Elmos D. Hopkins v. Robert Dooley, Warden, et al.

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-01-24
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: civil-rights confession confrontation-clause criminal-procedure due-process evidence ineffective-assistance-of-counsel jury jury-instructions right-to-counsel witness
Latest Conference: 2019-03-22
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a defendant can be convicted by a jury when two key witnesses (owners of the home) were not allowed to testify

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Docket Entries

2019-03-25
Petition DENIED.
2019-03-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/22/2019.
2018-08-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 25, 2019)

Attorneys

Elmos Hopkins
Elmos D. Hopkins — Petitioner
Elmos D. Hopkins — Petitioner