No. 19-5686

Ronnie L. Payne v. United States

Lower Court: District of Columbia
Docketed: 2019-08-23
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: burden-of-proof constitutional-error criminal-procedure due-process habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance-of-counsel jury-instruction jury-instructions reasonable-doubt
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2019-10-01
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Was trial counsel's performance objectively unreasonable when he did not object to the trial judge's faulty reasonable doubt instruction directing the jury to find petitioner guilty even if the government did not prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt?

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED Oe -'. WAS’ TRIAL COUNSEL'S PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVELY UNREASONABLE WHEN HE DID Not Se OBJECT TO THE TRIAL JUDGE'S FAULTY REASONABLE. DOUBT INSTRUCTION DIRECTING was _ THE “JURY TO" FIND PETITIONER GUILTY EVEN IF THE GOVERNMENT DID NOT PROVE nee: IT'S CASE BEYOND A-.REASONABLE DOUBT? : ee a

Docket Entries

2019-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2019-09-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-09-03
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-07-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 23, 2019)

Attorneys

Ronnie L. Payne
Ronnie L. Payne — Petitioner
Ronnie L. Payne — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent