No. 20-6718

Jason J. Johnson v. California

Lower Court: California
Docketed: 2020-12-29
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: criminal-procedure due-process evidence evidentiary-rule judicial-discretion legal-standard newly-discovered-evidence post-conviction post-conviction-relief standards-of-review trial-procedure
Key Terms:
Securities
Latest Conference: 2021-02-26
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Under the 'newly discovered evidence rule' does not evidence discovered after conviction, such as evidence the movant could not have possibly discovered before conviction constitute 'Newly discovered evidence'?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED 1. Under the "newly discovered evidence rule" does not evidence discovered after conviction, such as evidence the movant could not have possibly discovered before conviction constitute "Newly discovered evidence"? . 2. Should a Court grant relief according to the newly discovered rule, upon nothing more than newly discovered evidence? : 3. Is it proper for a court to hold a movant responsible for the respondants failures to investigate the declarant of the newly discovered evidence? 4. Was it lawful to deny relief upon "no prima facie case" after ordering informal response from respondants? 5. Is it lawful for a Court to second guess the evidence not addressed by respondants, after responses were offered? : 6. Upon the presentation of newly discovered consistent with the rule, should not a new trial be ordered by the Court hearing the matter? :

Docket Entries

2021-03-01
Petition DENIED.
2021-02-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/26/2021.
2020-10-01
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 28, 2021)

Attorneys

Jason Johnson
Jason J. Johnson — Petitioner
Jason J. Johnson — Petitioner