No. 18-8827

David McShan v. United States

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-04-15
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: berger-standard berger-v-united-states criminal-procedure due-process evidence evidence-fabrication jury-bias nelson-v-colorado presumption-of-innocence prosecutorial-misconduct sentencing trial-fairness
Key Terms:
DueProcess FifthAmendment Privacy
Latest Conference: 2019-05-23
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Where the government's case against a defendant is extremely weak, does the prosecutor's persistent misconduct during trial by making improper insinuations and assertions which prejudiced the cause of the accused, falsely creating the appearance to the jury that the prosecution's case was strong including assertions of items of evidence which did not exist, deny a defendant due process of law and require a new trial pursuant to Berger v. United States, 295 U.S. 78 (1935)?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED I. Where the government’s case against a defendant is extremely weak, does the prosecutor’s persistent misconduct during trial by making improper insinuations and assertions which prejudiced the cause of the accused, falsely creating the appearance to the jury that the prosecution’s case was strong including assertions of items of evidence which did not exist, deny a defendant due process of law and require a new trial pursuant to Berger v. United States, 295 U.S. 78 (1935)? II. Where Petitioner was charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute one kilogram of heroin, but was convicted of conspiracy to possess less than 100 grams of heroin, such a verdict was an acquittal of attribution to Petitioner of more than 100 grams of heroin. Therefore, computation of Petitioner’s sentence by attribution of more than 100 grams of heroin denied Petitioner’s right to the presumption of innocence per Nelson v. Colorado, ___—_—aU«.S.___, 187 S. Ct. 1249, 197 L. Ed. 2d 611 (2017). ii

Docket Entries

2019-05-28
Petition DENIED.
2019-05-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/23/2019.
2019-04-30
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-04-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 15, 2019)

Attorneys

David McShan
Gregory C. SasseGregory C. Sasse LLC, Petitioner
Gregory C. SasseGregory C. Sasse LLC, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent