No. 20-6260

Sherman Johnson, Jr. v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-11-09
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: eighth-circuit equal-protection fifth-amendment flowers-v-mississippi foster-v-chatman juror-strikes jury-selection miller-el-v-dretke prosecutorial-discrimination voir-dire
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2021-04-16 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the District Court and United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit considered the full context of the other evidence of discrimination by the prosecutor during voir dire

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Whether the District Court and United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit considered the full context of the other evidence of discrimination by the prosecutor during voir dire to determine whether the factually incorrect statements by the prosecutor for excusing prospective Juror No. 7, an African American female, were proof of the Government’s discriminatory intent in striking this juror and a violation of the Petitioner’s right to Equal Protection under the Fifth Amendment as required by this Court’s decisions in Flowers v. Mississippi, 508 US. ---, 139 S.Ct. 2228 (2019), Foster v. Chatman, 578 U.S. ---, 136 S.Ct. 1737, 195 L.Ed.2d 1, 12-13, 17 (2016) and Miller-El v. Dretke, 545 U.S. 231 (2005)? 1 PARTIES TO THIS PROCEEDING The Petitioner is Sherman Johnson, Jr. The Respondent is the United States of America. No

Docket Entries

2021-04-19
Petition DENIED.
2021-03-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/16/2021.
2021-03-10
Brief of respondent United States of America in opposition filed.
2021-02-03
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 10, 2021.
2021-02-02
Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 8, 2021 to March 10, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-12-31
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 8, 2021.
2020-12-29
Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 8, 2021 to February 8, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-12-09
Response Requested. (Due January 8, 2021)
2020-12-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.
2020-11-30
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 9, 2020)

Attorneys

Sherman Johnson, Jr.
Michael Scott EvansLaw Office of Michael S. Evans, Petitioner
Michael Scott EvansLaw Office of Michael S. Evans, Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Respondent