No. 21-7260

George K. Mackie v. Massachusetts

Lower Court: Massachusetts
Docketed: 2022-03-02
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: closing-argument criminal-procedure impeachment ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel jury-instructions miscarriage-of-justice prosecutorial-misconduct reasonable-doubt
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Latest Conference: 2022-04-22
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the appeals court err in holding that the error-laden closing argument by the prosecutor, taken in its totality, create a substantial risk of a miscarriage of justice?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

No question identified. :

Docket Entries

2022-04-25
Petition DENIED.
2022-04-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/22/2022.
2022-03-31
Waiver of right of respondent Massachusetts to respond filed.
Main Document
2022-02-28
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 1, 2022)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionAppendixProof of Service

Attorneys

George Mackie
George K. Mackie — Petitioner
George K. Mackie — Petitioner
Massachusetts
Anna E. Lumelsky — Massachusetts Attorney General's Office, Respondent
Anna E. Lumelsky — Massachusetts Attorney General's Office, Respondent