No. 19-7021
Otis Hunter and Deshawn Evans v. United States
IFP
Tags: bias confrontation-clause criminal-procedure cross-examination jury-instructions jury-nullification mandatory-minimum nullification sentencing sixth-amendment witness-cooperation
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference:
2020-03-20
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the Sixth Amendment Confrontation Clause is violated
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED Whether the Sixth Amendment Confrontation Clause is violated when a court bars a defendant from eliciting the mandatory minimum sentence a prosecution witness avoided by cooperating with the government, based solely on a generalized fear that jurors will infer the defendant's potential sentence, disregard the court's instruction not to consider punishment, and nullify--that is, acquit despite proof beyond a reasonable doubt. i
Docket Entries
2020-03-23
Petition DENIED.
2020-03-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/20/2020.
2020-02-25
Reply of petitioner Otis Hunter, et al. filed.
2020-02-20
Brief of respondent United States of America in opposition filed.
2020-01-16
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 20, 2020.
2020-01-15
Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 21, 2020 to February 20, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2019-12-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 21, 2020)
Attorneys
Otis Hunter, et al.
John D. Cline — Law Office of John D. Cline, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent