No. 18-8120
Jerry Lynn Lofton v. Mississippi
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: criminal-procedure criminal-trial defendant-rights due-process fifth-amendment jury-instruction jury-instructions prosecutorial-comment prosecutorial-misconduct right-to-silence self-incrimination testimonial-privilege
Key Terms:
DueProcess
DueProcess
Latest Conference:
2019-04-12
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a prosecutor who this Court has held may not comment to a jury concerning a defendant's failure to testify in a criminal trial may submit his comment to the jury in the form of a jury instruction
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED Whether a prosecutor whe this Court has held may hot Comment to a jury Concerning a defendant's Fluee to testify in a criminal trial may submit his Comyen't to the Jury in the form of an jury instruction. | il |
Docket Entries
2019-04-15
Petition DENIED.
2019-03-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/12/2019.
2019-03-12
Waiver of right of respondent Mississippi to respond filed.
2018-10-25
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 27, 2019)
Attorneys
Jerry Lofton
Jerry Lynn Lofton — Petitioner
Mississippi
Abbie Eason Koonce — Office of the Attorney General, Respondent