No. 20-6684

Daniel Todd Silveria v. California

Lower Court: California
Docketed: 2020-12-22
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: 8th-amendment capital-case due-process joint-trial mitigating-evidence severance
Key Terms:
DueProcess FourthAmendment Punishment CriminalProcedure JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2021-05-27
Related Cases: 20-7252 (Vide)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

May a court exclude significant mitigating evidence in a capital case by joining two codefendants in a single trial before a single jury?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED CAPITAL CASE 1. May a court exclude significant mitigating evidence in a capital case by joining two codefendants in a single trial before a single jury? 2. When a joint trial of two capital codefendants will result in the exclusion of significant mitigating evidence, must a trial court grant severance or dual juries? i

Docket Entries

2021-06-01
Petition DENIED.
2021-05-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/27/2021.
2021-03-22
Brief of respondent State of California in opposition filed.
2021-02-09
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 22, 2021.
2021-02-08
Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 21, 2021 to March 22, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-12-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 21, 2021)

Attorneys

Daniel Silveria
Timothy John FoleyOffice of the State Public Defender, Petitioner
Timothy John FoleyOffice of the State Public Defender, Petitioner
State of California
Arthur Paul BeeverCalifornia Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General, Respondent
Arthur Paul BeeverCalifornia Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General, Respondent