No. 18-9382

Joshua Wofford v. United States

Lower Court: Tenth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-05-22
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-review chapman-standard chapman-v-california constitutional-error criminal-procedure due-process evidence evidence-construction harmless-error prosecutorial-evidence standard-of-review
Key Terms:
Privacy
Latest Conference: 2019-10-01
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the federal court of appeals failed to effectively apply the Chapman v. California harmless-error standard

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Whether the federal court of appeals, while determining whether potential constitutional error was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt pursuant to the standard in Chapman v. California, 386 U.S. 18 (1967), failed to effectively apply the standard by construing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution.

Docket Entries

2019-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2019-06-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-05-31
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2019-05-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 21, 2019)

Attorneys

Joshua Wofford
Barron Lindsey DerryberryFederal Public Defender, Petitioner
Barron Lindsey DerryberryFederal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent