No. 20-8451

J. P. v. Arkansas

Lower Court: Arkansas
Docketed: 2021-06-30
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-review constitutional-rights criminal-procedure directed-verdict due-process motion-for-directed-verdict preservation-of-error procedural-due-process state-criminal-procedure trial-preservation
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2021-09-27
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does the State of Arkansas's strict interpretation and enforcement of a procedural rule which requires criminal defendants to identify the specific flaws in the prosecution's case in order to make an effective motion for directed verdict of acquittal or dismissal, and also to make and renew such motion at specific points in time during the trial in order to preserve the motion for appellate review, violate the U.S. Constitution?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Question Presented Does the State of Arkansas’s strict interpretation and enforcement of a procedural rule which requires criminal defendants to identify the specific flaws in the prosecution’s case in order to make an effective motion for directed verdict of acquittal or dismissal, and also to make and renew such motion at specific points in time during the trial in order to preserve the motion for appellate review, violate the U.S. Constitution? i

Docket Entries

2021-10-04
Petition DENIED.
2021-08-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
2021-07-28
Waiver of right of respondent Arkansas to respond filed.
2021-06-21
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 30, 2021)

Attorneys

Arkansas
Michael Anthony CantrellOffice of the Arkansas Attorney General, Respondent
Michael Anthony CantrellOffice of the Arkansas Attorney General, Respondent
J.P.
Benjamin Eric MotalLaw Office of Ben Motal, Petitioner
Benjamin Eric MotalLaw Office of Ben Motal, Petitioner