No. 18-8275

Brian Sawyers v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-03-05
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: civil-rights criminal-justice criminal-procedure due-process equal-protection implicit-bias jury-instruction jury-instructions jury-selection racial-bias racial-discrimination racial-prejudice sixth-amendment voir-dire
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Immigration
Latest Conference: 2019-04-12
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the federal district court should give an implicit-bias jury-instruction upon-request

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether the federal district court should give an implicit bias jury instruction upon request where other courts have recognized that implicit bias is a genuine concern calling for cautionary instructions? i

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 United States of America to respond filed.
2019-02-27
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 4, 2019)

Attorneys

Brian Sawyers
Verna Jean WefaldAttorney at Law, Petitioner
Verna Jean WefaldAttorney at Law, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent