No. 21-6433

Jaimian Rashaad Sims v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-11-29
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: administration-of-justice beyond-reasonable-doubt criminal-procedure due-process federal-criminal-cases fifth-circuit-review jury-conviction sex-trafficking standard-of-review sufficiency-of-evidence
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Latest Conference: 2022-01-07
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the appeals court conducted an adequate review of the district court's denial of a judgment of acquittal and the jury's decision to convict based upon the insufficient evidence presented at trial

Question Presented (from Petition)

question presented is as follows: Whether the appeals court conducted an adequate review of the district court’s denial of a judgment of acquittal and the jury's decision to convict based upon the insufficient evidence presented at trial. Because the proper weighing of the evidence and the application of the beyond reasonable doubt standard of review is of exceptional importance to the administration of justice in federal criminal cases, this Court should grant certiorari in this case to decide this question and, and upon review, should reverse the judgment of the Fifth Circuit. i a cD

Docket Entries

2022-01-10
Petition DENIED.
2021-12-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022.
2021-12-02
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-11-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 29, 2021)

Attorneys

Jaimian Sims
Yolanda Evette JarmonLaw Office of Yolanda Jarmon, Petitioner
Yolanda Evette JarmonLaw Office of Yolanda Jarmon, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent