No. 19-8731

Edson Gelin v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2020-06-17
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: buyer-seller criminal-law criminal-procedure evidence-law fair-trial judicial-discretion jury-instruction jury-instructions theory-of-defense
Key Terms:
DueProcess Punishment CriminalProcedure Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2020-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the defense is entitled to a buyer-seller jury instruction when the instruction is part of the theory of defense and otherwise necessary for a fair trial?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED QUESTION: WHETHER THE DEFENSE IS ENTITLED TO A BUYER-SELLER JURY INSTRUCTION WHEN THE INSTRUCTION IS PART OF THE THEORY OF DEFENSE AND OTHERWISE NECESSARY FOR A FAIR TRIAL ? i

Docket Entries

2020-10-05
Petition DENIED.
2020-07-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-06-23
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-06-11
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 17, 2020)

Attorneys

Edson Gelin
Ryan Thomas TruskoskiRyam Thomas Truskoski, P.A., Petitioner
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent