No. 18-8944

Timmy W. Doucet v. Louisiana

Lower Court: Louisiana
Docketed: 2019-04-23
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: criminal-procedure due-process evidence jury-deliberation jury-deliberations louisiana-criminal-code reasonable-doubt reversible-error sixth-amendment testimonial-evidence
Key Terms:
DueProcess JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2019-05-30
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether reasonable jurists determine that it was reversible error for the district court to permit the jury, over defense counsel's objections, to view SD's drawings during its deliberations when these drawings amounted to testimonial evidence, which is specifically prohibited in the Louisiana Criminal Code; Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED 1. Whether reasonable jurists determine that it was reversible error for the district court to permit the jury, over defense counsel's objections, to view SD's drawings during its . deliberations when these drawings amounted to testimonial evidence, which is specifically prohibited in the Louisiana Criminal Code; Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution. 2. Whether reasonable jurist would debate that the State failed to meet its burden of proof of beyond a reasonable doubt that Mr. Doucet is guilt.

Docket Entries

2019-06-03
Petition DENIED.
2019-05-15
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/30/2019.
2019-05-09
Waiver of right of respondent Louisiana to respond filed.
2018-12-06
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 23, 2019)

Attorneys

Louisiana
Terry M. BoudreauxDistrict Attorney's Office, Respondent
Terry M. BoudreauxDistrict Attorney's Office, Respondent
Timmy W. Doucet
Timmy W. Doucet — Petitioner
Timmy W. Doucet — Petitioner