No. 20-8216

Justin Michael Wilson v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-06-03
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: brady-violation brandishing carjacking carjacking-statute criminal-intent due-process firearm firearm-possession intent prosecutorial-misconduct serious-bodily-injury witness-impeachment
Key Terms:
DueProcess JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2021-09-27
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether there was sufficient evidence to sustain a conviction for carjacking and possession of a firearm in connection with a crime of violence when the defendant brandished an unloaded firearm

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

question presented is whether there was sufficient additional evidence presented that Petitioner acted with the intent necessary to sustain his conviction for carjacking and his related conviction for possession of a firearm in connection with a crime of violence, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c). 2. In Giglio v. United States, 405 U.S. 150 (1972), this Court held that the prosecution’s obligation to disclose exculpatory material from Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963), extended to material that would impeach prosecution witnesses. In this case, the Government withheld statements of key witnesses made during preparation for trial that contradicted earlier given statements in ways that bolstered the Government’s case with regard to the intent element of carjacking. The issue presented is whether the district court erred by denying Petitioner a new trial based on the Government's failure to disclose those statements. -iiII. LIST OF ALL DIRECTLY

Docket Entries

2021-10-04
Petition DENIED.
2021-06-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
2021-06-11
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2021-05-28
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 6, 2021)

Attorneys

Justin Wilson
Jonathan David ByrneFederal Pub Defender S. Dist., Petitioner
Jonathan David ByrneFederal Pub Defender S. Dist., Petitioner
United States of America
Brian H. FletcherActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Brian H. FletcherActing Solicitor General, Respondent