No. 18-9799

Benito Rivera v. United States

Lower Court: First Circuit
Docketed: 2019-06-25
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-review criminal-procedure due-process judicial-discretion jury-instruction jury-instructions reasonable-doubt standard-of-proof
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2019-10-01
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Should certiorari be granted to find that, while a district court need not define reasonable doubt, if it does so, it cannot employ a definition that creates a reasonable likelihood of leading the jury to believe that it could convict on some lesser standard of proof, such as 'doing justice?'

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED 1. Should certiorari be granted to find that, while a district court need not define reasonable doubt, if it does so, it cannot employ a definition that creates a reasonable likelihood of leading the jury to believe that it could convict on some lesser standard of proof, such as “doing justice?” i

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.
2019-06-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 25, 2019)

Attorneys

Benito Rivera
Steven A. FeldmanFeldman & Feldman, Petitioner
Steven A. FeldmanFeldman & Feldman, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent