No. 20-6871

Angnem Green v. New York

Lower Court: New York
Docketed: 2021-01-13
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: closing-argument constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process equal-protection fair-trial prosecutorial-misconduct racial-bias racial-discrimination
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2021-04-16
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the New York Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department erred in finding Petitioner's Constitutional right to a fair trial was not violated, where not a single judge commented or admonished the prosecutor's conduct

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Petitioner an African-American man, was tried for the crime of Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance, namely cocaine. During the prosecutor’s closing statement, he mockingly imitated Petitioner’s African-American voice in an alleged phone call with one of the prosecution’s witnesses, and also made racial inflammatory comments during closing arguments. The question presented, thus, is whether the New York Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department erred in finding Petitioner’s Constitutional right to a fair trial was not violated, where not a single judge commented or admonished the prosecutor's conduct. i

Docket Entries

2021-04-19
Petition DENIED.
2021-04-13
Reply of petitioner Angnem Green filed.
2021-04-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/16/2021.
2021-03-12
Brief of respondent New York in opposition filed.
2021-02-19
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 15, 2021.
2021-02-10
Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 12, 2021 to March 15, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-12-21
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 12, 2021)

Attorneys

Angnem Green
John Anthony CirandoDJ & JA CIRANDO PLLC, Petitioner
John Anthony CirandoDJ & JA CIRANDO PLLC, Petitioner
New York
James Bryan RittsOntario County District Attorney, Respondent
James Bryan RittsOntario County District Attorney, Respondent
V. Christopher EagglestonOntario County District Attorney's Office, Respondent
V. Christopher EagglestonOntario County District Attorney's Office, Respondent