No. 21-5803

Joseph Wayne Attaway, II v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-09-28
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: anti-gang due-process fair-trial inflammatory-inference law-enforcement prejudice street-gangs witness-testimony
Key Terms:
DueProcess Privacy
Latest Conference: 2021-11-05
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Petitioner was denied his due process right to a fair trial

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Whether Petitioner was denied his due process right to a fair trial when the background testimony of multiple law enforcement witnesses about their anti-gang designations and assignments created the clear and inflammatory inference that the instant case was related to street gangs? Prefix

Docket Entries

2021-11-08
Petition DENIED.
2021-10-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/5/2021.
2021-10-19
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-09-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 28, 2021)

Attorneys

Joseph Attaway
Gary Paul BurchamBurcham & Zugman, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent