No. 20-7556

Terrence A. McKnight v. R. Johnson, et al.

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-03-25
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 9th-circuit appellate-review criminal-procedure due-process habeas-corpus harmless-error hearsay-evidence prosecutorial-misconduct standards-of-review
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2021-04-16
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the California Court of Appeal unreasonably determine that the established prosecutorial misconduct was harmless?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Under 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d)(1)&(2), did the California Court of Appeal unreasonably determine that the established prosecutorial misconduct in relying on hearsay identifying petitioner as the shooter was harmless? ii

Docket Entries

2021-04-19
Petition DENIED.
2021-04-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/16/2021.
2021-03-29
Waiver of right of respondent R. Johnson, et al. to respond filed.
2021-03-24
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 26, 2021)

Attorneys

R. Johnson, et al.
Michele Joette SwansonState of California, Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General, Respondent
Michele Joette SwansonState of California, Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General, Respondent
Terrence McKnight
Gail Ivens — Petitioner
Gail Ivens — Petitioner