No. 19-78
John Doe, aka Cheyenne Moody Davis v. United States
Amici (1)Response Waived
Tags: appellate-review conflict-among-courts constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process judicial-discretion jury-instructions reasonable-doubt standard-of-proof trial-court
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity DueProcess Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri
SocialSecurity DueProcess Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference:
2019-10-01
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a trial court in criminal proceedings must, upon request from the jury, explain the meaning of the 'beyond a reasonable doubt' standard to the jury
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED Whether a trial court in criminal proceedings must, upon request from the jury, explain the meaning of the “beyond a reasonable doubt” standard to the jury. (D)
Docket Entries
2019-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2019-08-15
Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed. (Distributed)
2019-07-31
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-07-22
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-07-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 15, 2019)
2019-05-08
Application (18A1137) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until July 15, 2019.
2019-05-03
Application (18A1137) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 16, 2019 to July 15, 2019, submitted to The Chief Justice.
Attorneys
Cato Institute
Jay Remington Schweikert — The Cato Institute, Amicus
Jay Remington Schweikert — The Cato Institute, Amicus
John Doe, a/k/a Cheyenne Moody Davis
John Sievert Williams — Williams & Connolly, LLP, Petitioner
John Sievert Williams — Williams & Connolly, LLP, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent