No. 20-6230

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

Latest Conference: 2020-12-04

Question Presented (from Petition)

Did the Fi fth Ci rcuit err i n hol ding that the concept of corpus del icti shoul d not
apply in the puni shment phase?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

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

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.

Main Document

2020-11-02

Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 7, 2020)

Ulis Alexander

United States of America