No. 21-6668

Shane Patrick Sprague v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2021-12-21
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: animal-welfare-act conspiracy due-process eleventh-circuit evidence-sufficiency insufficient-evidence jury-deliberation jury-deliberations supervisory-jurisdiction
Key Terms:
DueProcess FifthAmendment
Latest Conference: 2022-01-21
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the evidence was sufficient to support a conviction of conspiracy to violate the Animal Welfare Act

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Questions Presented QUESTION ONE Whether in the exercise of its supervisory jurisdiction over the United States Courts, this Court should correct the correctable injustice that occurred when the Eleventh Circuit affirmed Sprague’s conviction where the evidence was insufficient to support a conviction of conspiracy to violate the Animal Welfare Act? QUESTION TWO Whether in the exercise of its supervisory jurisdiction over the United States Courts, this Court should correct the correctable injustice that occurred when the Eleventh Circuit affirmed Sprague’s conviction where the jury was rushed, coerced, and deliberated beginning at 7:45 Friday evening, continuing until 2:00 Saturday morning, because the court made clear that it did not want to continue deliberations on Saturday, and said that “next week” was not convenient for jury deliberations due to scheduled matters in the courtrooms. i

Docket Entries

2022-01-24
Petition DENIED.
2022-01-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/21/2022.
2022-01-04
Waiver of right of respondent The United States of America to respond filed.
2021-12-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 20, 2022)

Attorneys

Shane Patrick Sprague
Sheryl Joyce LowenthalSheryl J. Lowenthal, Attorney at Law, Petitioner
Sheryl Joyce LowenthalSheryl J. Lowenthal, Attorney at Law, Petitioner
The United States of America
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent