No. 18-7590

Joshua Jacobs v. Texas

Lower Court: Texas
Docketed: 2019-01-28
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: 5th-amendment 6th-amendment bias constitutional-rights due-process effective-assistance-of-counsel fair-and-impartial-jury fair-trial impartial-jury judicial-discretion jury-selection trial-counsel trial-procedure voir-dire
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2019-03-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

When trial-judge-imposed limitations on voir dire interfere with trial counsel's ability to identify veniremembers whom may be challengeable for cause because they have a bias against a law relevant to the case, does such limitations run afoul of Petitioner's right under the U.S. Constitution to a fair and impartial jury?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED I. When trial-judge-imposed limitations on voir dire interfere with trial counsel's ability to identify veniremembers whom may be challengeable for cause because they have a bias against a law relevant to the case, does such limitations run afoul of Petitioner's right under the U.S. Constitution to a fair and impartial jury? II. When trial-judge-imposed limitations on voir dire interfere with trial counsel's ability to identify veniremembers whom may be challengeable for cause because they have a bias against a law relevant to the case, does such limitations run Rai afoul of Petitioner's right under the U.S. Constitution to effective assistance of counsel at trial? hi

Docket Entries

2019-04-01
Petition DENIED.
2019-03-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/29/2019.
2019-01-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 27, 2019)

Attorneys

Joshua Jacobs
Joshua Jacobs — Petitioner
Joshua Jacobs — Petitioner