No. 20-266

Bradley Bieganski v. Arizona

Lower Court: Arizona
Docketed: 2020-09-02
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: affirmative-defense burden-of-proof child-molestation constitutional-limits criminal-statute due-process presumption-of-innocence sexual-intent
Latest Conference: 2020-09-29
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether Arizona's molestation statute -- which presumes that anyone, including parents and foster parents like Petitioner, who bathe or diaper their children, is a child molester and then, through an affirmative defense, shifts the burden to parents to prove that any non-accidental touching lacked sexual motivation -- violates the Due Process Clause of the United States Constitution because it defies the presumption of innocence and absolves the prosecution of its constitutional burden to prove, beyond a reasonable doubt, each substantive element of the offense.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Arizona's molestation statute violates the Due Process Clause

Docket Entries

2020-10-05
Petition DENIED.
2020-09-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-09-02
Waiver of right of respondent Arizona to respond filed.
2020-08-27
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 2, 2020)

Attorneys

Arizona
Linley Sarah WilsonOffice of the Arizona Attorney General, Respondent
Bradley Bieganski
Erica T. DubnoFahringer & Dubno, Petitioner