No. 19-5177

James Alvin Chaney v. United States

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-07-15
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process fifth-amendment impartial-jury inter-circuit-split juror-allegation juror-misconduct jury sixth-amendment trial-court trial-procedure
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2019-10-01
Related Cases: 19-5180 (Vide)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is a criminal defendant's Fifth Amendment right of due process and Sixth Amendment right to a trial by an impartial jury violated when the trial court fails to investigate or notify the parties of a juror allegation made mid-trial of pre-deliberation discussions?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Is a criminal defendant’s Fifth Amendment right of due process and Sixth Amendment right to a trial by an impartial jury violated when the trial court fails to investigate or notify the parties of a juror allegation made mid-trial of predeliberation discussions? ii

Docket Entries

2019-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2019-08-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-07-23
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-07-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 14, 2019)

Attorneys

James Alvin Chaney
Christy Jene LoveLove Law Firm, PLLC, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent