No. 20-8168

Ross Colby v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-05-27
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: criminal-procedure due-process fair-trial juror-sympathy jury-bias jury-instructions prosecutorial-misconduct sixth-amendment
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2021-06-24
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the statements of a prosecutor invoking juror sympathy and telling the jury that it has a duty to convict violate the defendant's Sixth Amendment Right to a Fair Trial?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW 1) Whether the statements of a prosecutor invoking juror sympathy and telling the jury that it has a duty to convict violate the defendant’s Sixth Amendment Right to a Fair Trial? i

Docket Entries

2021-06-28
Petition DENIED.
2021-06-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/24/2021.
2021-06-03
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-05-25
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 28, 2021)

Attorneys

Ross Colby
Dena Marie YoungLaw Offices of Dena Marie Young, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Respondent