No. 19-5351

Johnny Lee Johnson v. William Sperfslage

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-07-26
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response RequestedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: due-process fifth-amendment ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel plain-error-review shackling sixth-amendment
Key Terms:
DueProcess HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2019-11-22 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the due process provisions of the Fifth and Sixth Amendments require a plain error review when a defendant is shackled in view of a jury or if a state is permitted to review the matter only under an ineffective assistance of counsel framework

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW I. WHETHER THE DUE PROCESS PROVISIONS OF THE FIFTH AND SIXTH AMENDMENTS REQUIRE A PLAIN ERROR REVIEW WHEN A DEFENDANT IS SHACKLED IN VIEW OF A JURY OR IF A STATE IS PERMITTED TO REVIEW THE MATTER ONLY UNDER AN INEFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL FRAMEWORK. Deck v. Missouri, 544 U.S. 622 (2005) Illinois v. Allen, 397 U.S. 337 (1970) i rnp

Docket Entries

2019-11-25
Petition DENIED.
2019-11-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/22/2019.
2019-10-23
Brief of respondent William Sperfslage in opposition filed.
2019-09-23
Response Requested. (Due October 23, 2019)
2019-09-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-07-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 26, 2019)

Attorneys

Johnny Johnson
Dennis Evan McKelvieMcKelvie Law Office, Petitioner
William Sperfslage
Kevin CmelikIowa Department of Justice, Respondent
Thomas J. MillerAttorney General, Respondent