Question Presented (from Petition)
1) Does the trial court's refusal to grant a conspiracy defendant severance violate the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment when the Government's case against the hub co-defendant includes both inflammatory ethnic character evidence and otherwise inadmissible witness bolstering?
2) Does the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment allow a trial court to refuse to instruct the Jury on the fundamental meaning of "Beyond a Reasonable Doubt"?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Does the trial court's refusal to grant a conspiracy defendant severance violate the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment when the Government's case against the hub co-defendant includes both inflammatory ethnic character evidence and otherwise inadmissible witness bolstering?
Docket Entries
2019-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2019-07-18
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-07-08
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-06-24
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 29, 2019)
Attorneys
Charles Mensah
G Arthur Robbins — Chesapeake Meridian, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent