Whether the Fourteenth Amendment requires each and every element of a charged offense to be proven beyond a reasonable doubt

QUESTIONS PRESENTED WHETHER THE WASHINGTON STATE SUPREME COURT'S . DISAPPROVING OF THIS COURT'S DECISION IN : MUSACCHIO V. UNITED STATES, U.S. ; 136 S.Ct. 709 (2016), IS BINDING ON THIS COURT AND THE NINTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS. a . . WHETHER THE FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT REQUIRES EACH AND EVERY ELEMENT OF A CHARGED OFFENSE TO BE PROVEN BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT. No. . IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES ‘ : October term, 2019-2020 : DEMICKO BILLIE THOMAS, Pro Se Petitioner, v. THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent. PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS, FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT Petitioner Demicko Billie Thomas, respectfully prays that a writ of Certiorari issue to review the decision of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, entered on August 30, 2019.