No. 19-8831

Eric Reid v. Arkansas

Lower Court: Arkansas
Docketed: 2020-06-26
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: capital-case capital-cases constitutional-procedure criminal-trial death-penalty due-process jury-selection morgan-v-illinois voir-dire
Key Terms:
DueProcess Punishment JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2020-10-09
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Arkansas' voir dire framework in capital cases conflicts with this Court's ruling in Morgan v. Illinois

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Eric Reid was tried by a jury before the Honorable John Homer Wright in the Garland County Circuit Court for the murder of his wife and daughter. Reid was allowed to use the Colorado Method during portions of the voir dire; however, Judge Wright did not allow its use in entirety throughout the jury selection process. In a 6 to 1 decision, the Arkansas Supreme Court found that the Circuit Court did not abuse its discretion in limiting Reid’s use of hypotheticals during voir dire. The question presented is: Whether the Arkansas’ voir dire framework in capital cases conflicts with this Court’s ruling in Morgan v. Illinois, 504 U.S. 719 (1992).

Docket Entries

2020-10-13
Petition DENIED.
2020-09-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/9/2020.
2020-09-10
Brief of respondent Arkansas in opposition filed.
2020-07-14
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 10, 2020.
2020-07-13
Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 27, 2020 to September 10, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-06-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 27, 2020)

Attorneys

Arkansas
Michael Anthony CantrellOffice of the Arkansas Attorney General, Respondent
Michael Anthony CantrellOffice of the Arkansas Attorney General, Respondent
Eric Reid
Willard Proctor Jr. — Petitioner
Willard Proctor Jr. — Petitioner