No. 20-6097

Francisco J. Martinez v. Adolfo Gonzalez, Chief Probation Officer, San Diego, California

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-10-23
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: commodities-fraud criminal-procedure due-process harmless-error jury-instruction jury-instructions scienter
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference: 2021-01-08
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Should CERTIORARI be granted to review whether the failure to instruct a state jury on lack of scienter could be harmless-beyond a reasonable doubt in this commodities fraud prosecution

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Should CERTIORARI be granted to review whether the failure to instruct a state jury on lack of scienter could be harmless-beyond a reasonable doubt in this commodities fraud prosecution.

Docket Entries

2021-01-11
Petition DENIED.
2020-12-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.
2020-11-18
Waiver of right of respondent Adolfo Gonzalez to respond filed.
2020-10-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 23, 2020)

Attorneys

Adolfo Gonzalez
Daniel Brian RogersOffice of the California Attorney General, Respondent
Daniel Brian RogersOffice of the California Attorney General, Respondent
Francisco Martinez
Charles R Khoury Jr.Charles R. Khoury Jr., Petitioner
Charles R Khoury Jr.Charles R. Khoury Jr., Petitioner