No. 19-8727

Felton Ladell Humphries, Jr. v. S. Sherman, Warden

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-06-17
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: certificate-of-appealability constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process first-degree-murder jury-instruction self-defense voluntary-manslaughter
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2020-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the petitioner was entitled to a jury instruction on his theory of defense and the requested jury instruction on voluntary manslaughter and imperfect self-defense

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

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Docket Entries

2020-10-05
Petition DENIED.
2020-07-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-07-07
Waiver of right of respondent S. Sherman, Warden to respond filed.
2020-02-01
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 17, 2020)

Attorneys

Felton Ladell Humphries
Felton Humphries — Petitioner
S. Sherman, Warden
Stephanie BrenanCalifornia Department of Justice - Office of the Attorney General, Respondent