No. 20-1

Nicholas E. Davis v. United States

Lower Court: Armed Forces
Docketed: 2020-07-09
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived Experienced Counsel
Tags: appellate-review court-martial criminal-procedure jury-instruction jury-instructions plain-error supreme-court-precedent waiver
Key Terms:
Privacy
Latest Conference: 2020-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the failure to object to a pattern jury instruction erroneously describing the elements of the offense constitutes affirmative waiver such that it categorically precludes plain error review?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether the failure to object to a pattern jury instruction erroneously describing the elements of the offense constitutes affirmative waiver such that it categorically precludes plain error review? i

Docket Entries

2020-10-05
Petition DENIED.
2020-07-15
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-07-13
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-06-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 10, 2020)

Attorneys

Nicholas E. Davis
Stephen I. Vladeck — Petitioner
Stephen I. Vladeck — Petitioner
United States
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent