No. 22-6612

Teri Bernard Johnson v. Randee Rewerts, Warden

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-01-24
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: capital-murder civil-rights courtroom-access criminal-procedure due-process evidence-admissibility habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance mitigating-evidence public-trial right-to-counsel sentencing-phase
Latest Conference: 2023-02-24
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the trial court violated the defendant's right to a public trial by removing spectators from the courtroom?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

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Docket Entries

2023-02-27
Petition DENIED.
2023-02-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/24/2023.
2023-02-03
Waiver of right of respondent Randee Rewerts, Warden to respond filed.
2023-01-11
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 23, 2023)

Attorneys

Randee Rewerts, Warden
Ann Maurine ShermanMichigan Department of Attorney General, Respondent
Ann Maurine ShermanMichigan Department of Attorney General, Respondent
Teri Johnson
Teri Bernard Johnson — Petitioner
Teri Bernard Johnson — Petitioner