No. 18-9598

James W. Guy v. Ohio

Lower Court: Ohio
Docketed: 2019-06-11
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-rights constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process fifth-amendment first-amendment fourteenth-amendment free-speech jury-bias jury-selection prejudice religion religious-discrimination religious-freedom sixth-amendment
Key Terms:
FirstAmendment
Latest Conference: 2019-10-01
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the trial court violate a Muslim defendant's Constitutional Rights under the First, Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution when it allowed the State to introduce evidence associating religious beliefs and practices with criminal activity and behavior before a jury in such a manner that its prejudicial effect was outweighed by its probative value?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Questions Presented Questions submitted: (1): Did the trial court violate a Muslim defendant’s Constitutional Rights under the First, Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution when it allowed the State to introduce evidence associating religious beliefs and practices with criminal activity and behavior before a jury in such a manner that its prejudicial effect was outweighed by its probative value? (2): Did the trial court violate a defendant’s Sixth Amendment right to the United States Constitution of having a impartial jury when the court allowed a juror to stay on a jury panel over objection ,without at least conducting an in camera inspection of this juror after evidence was disclosed that the juror not only provided false information on her questionnaire but also was untruthful during the vior dire process? ‘

Docket Entries

2019-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2019-06-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-06-18
Waiver of right of respondent Ohio to respond filed.
2019-05-28
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 11, 2019)

Attorneys

James W. Guy
James Guy — Petitioner
James Guy — Petitioner
Ohio
Steven L. TaylorFranklin Co. Prosecutor's Off., Respondent
Steven L. TaylorFranklin Co. Prosecutor's Off., Respondent