No. 21-1341

Wysingo Turner v. Christine Brannon-Dortch, Warden

Lower Court: Seventh Circuit
Docketed: 2022-04-11
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: 2nd-amendment civil-rights criminal-defendant criminal-procedure due-process federal-law firearm-possession murder-trial self-defense standing state-court
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2022-05-12
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a state court's decision that a criminal defendant can be falsely accused during his state criminal murder trial of 'illegally' possessing outside of his home a legal firearm for the purpose of self defense is a reasonable application of clearly established federal law

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Whether a state court’s decision that a criminal defendant can be falsely accused during his state criminal murder trial of “llegally” possessing outside of his home a legal firearm for the purpose of self defense is a reasonable application of clearly established federal law.

Docket Entries

2022-05-16
Petition DENIED.
2022-04-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/12/2022.
2022-04-14
Waiver of right of respondent People of State of Illinois to respond filed.
Main Document
2022-04-04
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 11, 2022)
PetitionCertificate of Word CountProof of Service

Attorneys

People of State of Illinois
Katherine Marie Doersch — Office of the Illinois Attorney General, Respondent
Katherine Marie Doersch — Office of the Illinois Attorney General, Respondent
Wysingo Turner
Stephen Louis Richards — Law Office of Stephen L. Richards, Petitioner
Stephen Louis Richards — Law Office of Stephen L. Richards, Petitioner