No. 19-7254

John Garrett Smith v. Washington

Lower Court: Washington
Docketed: 2020-01-13
Status: Dismissed
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: criminal-procedure due-process fifth-amendment grand-jury indictment jury-trial martial-law military-justice sixth-amendment
Latest Conference: 2020-03-20
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the absence of a grand jury indictment violates due process and the right to a jury trial under the Fifth and Sixth Amendments

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

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Docket Entries

2020-03-23
The motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied, and the petition for a writ of certiorari is dismissed. See Rule 39.8.
2020-02-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/20/2020.
2019-12-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 12, 2020)

Attorneys

John Garrett Smith
John Garrett Smith — Petitioner
John Garrett Smith — Petitioner