No. 18-9799
Benito Rivera v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-review criminal-procedure due-process judicial-discretion jury-instruction jury-instructions reasonable-doubt standard-of-proof
Key Terms:
DueProcess
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. Feldman — Feldman & Feldman, Petitioner
Steven A. Feldman — Feldman & Feldman, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent