No. 21-6742

Raudel Salgado-Rodriguez v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-12-29
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: credibility-of-evidence criminal-procedure due-process evidence-credibility fair-trial judicial-discretion jury-instruction jury-instructions theory-of-defense
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Immigration
Latest Conference: 2022-02-18
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether it violates an accused's right to a fundamentally fair trial to have a judge refuse a theory-of-defense jury instruction because the judge personally doubts the credibility of the evidence supporting the instruction

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Whether it violates an accused’s right to a fundamentally fair trial to have a judge refuse a theory-of-defense jury instruction because the judge personally doubts the credibility of the evidence supporting the instruction.

Docket Entries

2022-02-22
Petition DENIED.
2022-01-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/18/2022.
2022-01-05
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-12-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 28, 2022)

Attorneys

Raudel Salgado-Rodriguez
Philip J. LynchLawOffices of Phil Lynch, Petitioner
Philip J. LynchLawOffices of Phil Lynch, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent