No. 21-5342

Jamerl M. Wortham v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-08-11
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
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 MossFederal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
Brian H. FletcherActing Solicitor General, Respondent