No. 19-6621
Jaquan Walters v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 9th-circuit criminal-law deadly-force due-process federal-common-law imperfect-self-defense manslaughter murder murder-mitigation self-defense unreasonable-belief voluntary-manslaughter
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Latest Conference:
2019-12-13
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Does 'imperfect self-defense' exist as a partial defense to murder at federal common law?
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Does "imperfect self-defense," which mitigates murder to voluntary manslaughter where the defendant "intend[ed] to use deadly force in the unreasonable belief that he [was] in danger of death or great bodily harm," United States v. Manuel, 706 F.2d 908, 915 (9th Cir. 1983), exist as a partial defense to murder at federal common law?
Docket Entries
2019-12-16
Petition DENIED.
2019-11-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/13/2019.
2019-11-20
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2019-11-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 13, 2019)
Attorneys
Jaquan Walters
Paula Notari — The Law Office of Paula J. Notari, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent