No. 22-5100

Joshua Eric Townley v. Bobby Lumpkin, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-07-13
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: burks-v-united-states constitutional-claim criminal-procedure double-jeopardy federal-prosecution insufficient-evidence reinstatement-of-convictions state-prosecution supreme-court-precedent trial-court-reversal
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Latest Conference: 2022-09-28
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether there is a constitutional claim of double jeopardy, reinstatement of convictions after acquittal, when a federal or state trial court rescinds its granted order of new trial based on insufficient evidence on guilt?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED L Es there a consttutrmal clam o¢ double J€o pardey, feinstalenuut oF convictrons atter acquittal, when a Fedor ov State trim court fesemds ite granted oveer. oF new tral loased on Msucticient evidence on guilt? ; 2, Has. The Supreme Court of tue United States. overtumed its. oun precedout in Burks vi United States, 1B Sch, 2141 (1978) or Hualson v. Loursrana, 101 Sit, 470. (1481)? where this Court holds that te te commen is Cerrevsed for Msucticdat wvidence o guilt, double Jlopordy | bars reba, Because a fmdmg ve msucercient trtdouce OF guilt means that the trral Court should have takred a Judgment af acquittal; Where thas Prmcple Aayplies to State a5 well as fedeval pvosecufros.. 3. Has The Supreme Court at the Unlled Shafes overturned its. oun Precedent in buck uv Davis, 13% 5.c#, 154 (2ort) allowmg a United States Court oF Aypeals to | titeed Its statutory duthor*ty under 2B US.¢. § 2283 (c)( (A), hy com sitlermg. Hw merits of a Constitufonal | Clam without judsdrten , while delermumg tte reasmable !

Docket Entries

2022-10-03
Petition DENIED.
2022-08-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022.
2022-06-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 12, 2022)

Attorneys

Joshua Eric Townley
Joshua Eric Townley — Petitioner
Joshua Eric Townley — Petitioner