No. 22-5733

Robert Brown, II v. United States

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-10-03
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-review criminal-procedure criminal-trial evidence fair-trial jury jury-bias perjury perjury-evidence rico rico-conspiracy sixth-amendment
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference: 2022-10-28
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the District Court's denial of admission of evidence regarding a Government cooperating witness committing perjury was error and affected the outcome of the trial

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED The Government here alleged the Seven Mile Bloods operated as an enterprise in Detroit, Michigan, in an area known as the “Red Zone.” The Government alleged the Seven Mile Bloods engaged in drug trafficking and violence. The Government further claimed Petitioner Robert Brown II was a member of SMB, and the charges at issue in this case stemmed from Brown’s purported involvement with SMB. Following a lengthy trial, a jury found Brown and his Co-Defendants guilty of various offenses including RICO Conspiracy. On appeal, Brown and his Co-Defendants raised approximately nineteen issues, all of which the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit rejected in an Opinion issued July 5, 2022. Brown now respectfully asks this Court to consider three of the issues raised on direct appeal: first, whether the District Court’s denial of admission of evidence regarding a Government cooperating witness committing perjury was error and affected the outcome of the trial; second, whether the jury returned an inconsistent verdict by finding Brown not guilty of Murder in Aid of Racketeering, but guilty of RICO Conspiracy; and third, whether juror bias and extraneous influences resulted in a violation of Brown’s right to a fair and impartial jury under the Sixth Amendment. i

Docket Entries

2022-10-31
Petition DENIED.
2022-10-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/28/2022.
2022-10-05
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2022-09-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 2, 2022)

Attorneys

Robert Brown
Kort W. GatterdamCarpenter Lipps and Leland, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent