No. 22-6893
James Alvin Chaney, aka Ace Chaney v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: burden-of-proof court-officers criminal-procedure due-process evidentiary-hearing ex-parte-discussions juror-misconduct jury-instructions united-states-v-ruan unrecorded-ex-parte-discussions
Key Terms:
DueProcess HabeasCorpus JusticiabilityDoctri
DueProcess HabeasCorpus JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference:
2023-03-24
Question Presented (AI Summary)
In light of United States v. Ruan, were the jury instructions in Chaney incorrect and should Dr. Chaney's conviction be vacated?
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION(S) PRESENTED . Number 1: In light of United States v. Ruan, were.the jury instructions in Chaney incorrect and should Dr. Chaney's conviction be vacated? Number 2: "A Conflict Between the Circuits" : Where does the burden of _ proving prejudice lie regarding unrecorded ex parte discussions between court officer's and jurors, and can an evidentiary hearing be denied by the party without the burden of proof? t i
Docket Entries
2023-03-27
Petition DENIED.
2023-03-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/24/2023.
2023-03-06
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2023-01-19
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 31, 2023)
Attorneys
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent