No. 22-7435

Alex Smith v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-05-01
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: circuit-split criminal-procedure due-process fifth-amendment jury-instruction jury-instructions reasonable-doubt
Key Terms:
DueProcess JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2023-06-01
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment require a trial court to instruct, or refuse to instruct, the Jury on the fundamental meaning of 'Beyond a Reasonable Doubt'?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Does the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment require a trial court to instruct, or refuse to instruct, the Jury on the fundamental meaning of “Beyond a Reasonable Doubt”? The question presented, on which the Circuits are divided, has been long left open by the Supreme Court, resulting in Defendants in many Circuits being consistently denied due process. i

Docket Entries

2023-06-05
Petition DENIED.
2023-05-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/1/2023.
2023-05-09
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2023-04-27
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 31, 2023)

Attorneys

Alex Smith
G Arthur RobbinsChesapeake Meridian, Petitioner
G Arthur RobbinsChesapeake Meridian, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent