No. 21-7207

Robert Brewer v. New York

Lower Court: New York
Docketed: 2022-02-25
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: accomplice-liability constitutional-law criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process jury-unanimity precedent state-courts supreme-court-precedent
Key Terms:
DueProcess JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2022-04-14
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Saad v Arizona continues to apply following Ramos v. Louisiana and Edwards v Vannoy

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Question Presented | rnin | This Court should grant certiorari to decide whether or how Saad v Arizona, | 501 U.S. 624 (1991), continues to apply following the decisions in Ramos v. Louisiana, ___ U.S. __, 140 S. Ct. 1390 (2020) and Edwards v Vannoy, __ U.S. __, 141 S.Ct. 1547 (2021). | New York’s courts do not require juror unanimity under all circumstances. Is it permissible for a state court to instruct a criminal jury that they “need not be | unanimous” regarding whether the defendant acted as principal or accomplice to a [ crime? ; Interested Parties | | There are no

Docket Entries

2022-04-18
Petition DENIED.
2022-03-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/14/2022.
2022-03-10
Waiver of right of respondent New York to respond filed.
2022-02-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 28, 2022)

Attorneys

New York
Scott MylesMonroe County District Attorney's Office, Respondent
Scott MylesMonroe County District Attorney's Office, Respondent
Robert Brewer
David Michael Abbatoy — Petitioner
David Michael Abbatoy — Petitioner