No. 20-6230

Ulis Howard Alexander v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-11-05
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: corpus-delicti criminal-procedure criminal-sentencing due-process federal-procedure fifth-circuit legal-error punishment-phase sentencing
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Latest Conference: 2020-12-04
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the Fifth Circuit err in holding that the concept of corpus delicti should not apply in the punishment phase?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Did the Fifth Circuit err in holding that the concept of corpus delicti should not apply in the punishment phase? —STOF PARTIES. ——sSCS— Pursuant to Rule 14.1(b) of the Rules of this Court, Petitioner would show that all

Docket Entries

2020-12-07
Petition DENIED.
2020-11-18
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/4/2020.
2020-11-10
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2020-11-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 7, 2020)

Attorneys

Ulis Alexander
Stanley L. SchwiegerSuite 12, Petitioner
United States of America
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent