No. 21-5342
Jamerl M. Wortham v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-review essential-element jury-instruction jury-instructions sixth-amendment unanimous-verdict waiver
Latest Conference:
2021-09-27
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a defendant waives appellate review of his Sixth Amendment right to a unanimous verdict when the government and defense counsel jointly submit a jury instruction that does not require the jury to agree on an essential element of the offense
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED I. Whether a defendant waives appellate review of his Sixth Amendment right to a unanimous verdict when the government and defense counsel jointly submit a jury instruction that does not require the jury to agree on an essential element of the offense. i
Docket Entries
2021-10-04
Petition DENIED.
2021-08-19
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
2021-08-17
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-08-09
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 10, 2021)
Attorneys
Jamerl Wortham
Stephen Carl Moss — Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
Brian H. Fletcher — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent