No. 20-6397

Douglas Cornejo v. Christian Pfeiffer, Warden

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-11-20
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: brady-disclosure brady-evidence confrontation-clause criminal-procedure cross-examination due-process preliminary-hearing prosecutorial-misconduct right-to-present-defense witness-testimony
Key Terms:
DueProcess FifthAmendment HabeasCorpus CriminalProcedure Privacy
Latest Conference: 2021-01-08
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Should a COA Have Been Granted to Decide If the Prosecutor's Failure to Disclose Brady Evidence Deprived Cornejo of His Right to Confront and Cross-Examine His Witnesses at His Preliminary Hearing?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Should a COA Have Been Granted to Decide If the Prosecutor’s Failure to Disclose Brady Evidence Deprived Cornejo of His Right to Confront and CrossExamine His Witnesses at His Preliminary Hearing? 2. Should a COA Have Been Granted to Decide If the Admission of Anaya’s Preliminary Hearing Testimony at Trial Violated Cornejo’s Right to Confront and Cross Examine Witnesses? 3. Should a COA Have Been Granted to Decide If the Trial Court Deprived Cornejo of Due Process, a Fair Trial, and the Right to Present a Defense by Excluding Anaya’s Statements from His July 29, 2012 Police Interview? 4. Should a COA Have Been Granted to Decide If the Evidence Failed to Prove That the Gun Was Stolen and That Cornejo Committed the Crime to Benefit a Criminal Gang Enhancement? 1 TOPICAL INDEX Page QUESTIONS PRESENTED .--2 1 CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS INVOLVED . 2

Docket Entries

2021-01-11
Petition DENIED.
2020-12-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.
2020-12-04
Waiver of right of respondent Christian Pfeiffer, Warden to respond filed.
2020-11-12
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 21, 2020)

Attorneys

Christian Pfeiffer, Warden
David E. MadeoCalifornia Dept. of Justice, Respondent
David E. MadeoCalifornia Dept. of Justice, Respondent
Douglas Cornejo
Rose Fay ArfaFay Arfa, A Law Corporation, Petitioner
Rose Fay ArfaFay Arfa, A Law Corporation, Petitioner