No. 18-9382
Joshua Wofford v. United States
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
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 Derryberry — Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
Barron Lindsey Derryberry — Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent