No. 20-5692

Johnathon Nico Wise v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-09-14
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: criminal-procedure error-preservation federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure fifth-circuit judgment-of-acquittal legal-motion preservation-of-error rule-29 standard-of-review sufficiency-of-evidence
Key Terms:
Privacy
Latest Conference: 2020-10-09
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether specific grounds must be identified in a Rule 29 motion for judgment of acquittal to preserve error?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether specific grounds must be identified in a Rule 29 motion for judgment of acquittal to preserve error? i PARTIES Johnathon Nico Wise is the petitioner; he was the defendant-appellant below. The United States of America is the respondent; it was the plaintiff-appellee below. Pursuant to Rule 12(6) Petitioner provides notice that Walter Freeman Jordan was a party to the proceedings below, but Petitioner believes he has no interest in the outcome of this petition. He previously petitioned this Court for a writ of certiorari, which was denied in Docket No. 198020 on April 20, 2020. Pursuant to Rule 14(b(iii), Petitioner provides notice of a directly

Docket Entries

2020-10-13
Petition DENIED.
2020-09-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/9/2020.
2020-09-17
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-09-04
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 14, 2020)

Attorneys

Johnathon Nico Wise
Quentin Tate WilliamsHIlder & Associates, P.C., Petitioner
Quentin Tate WilliamsHIlder & Associates, P.C., Petitioner
United States
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent