No. 19-7026

James W. Guy v. Ohio

Lower Court: Ohio
Docketed: 2019-12-20
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: brady-material civil-procedure civil-rights continuance discovery-violation due-process exculpatory-evidence fair-trial first-amendment free-speech self-representation self-representing-defendant standing untimely-discovery
Key Terms:
DueProcess Privacy
Latest Conference: 2020-01-24
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the lower court erred in dismissing petitioner's claims for violation of their First Amendment rights

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Questions Presented Questions submitted: (1) Did a trial judge deny a self-representing defendant his de process right to a fair trial when the State disclosed untimely discovery documents in the middle of trial and the judge denied the accused a continuance to present a complete defense enabling the defendant to include the exculpatory value of the suppressed material as a part of the defense theory of his innocence? (2) Was a self-representing criminal defendant prejudice by a trial judge in a denial of a fair trial when the prosecution turned over numerous pages of undisclosed discovery in the middle of trial and admitted that there could ; be Brady material yet the judge denied a continuance when requested. by the accused and prosecution?

Docket Entries

2020-01-27
Petition DENIED.
2020-01-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/24/2020.
2019-12-27
Waiver of right of respondent Ohio to respond filed.
2019-11-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 21, 2020)

Attorneys

James W. Guy
James Guy — Petitioner
James Guy — Petitioner
Ohio
Steven L. TaylorFranklin Co. Prosecutor's Off., Respondent
Steven L. TaylorFranklin Co. Prosecutor's Off., Respondent