No. 22-7460

Carlos Darnell Dixon v. Tennessee

Lower Court: Tennessee
Docketed: 2023-05-04
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: 2nd-amendment civil-rights constitutional-rights criminal-procedure criminal-trial due-process evidence firearm-possession jury-inference jury-trial second-amendment
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2023-09-26
Question Presented (AI Summary)

To what extent may the State violate a citizen's right to bear arms as secured by the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution against him/her in a trial for an offense that involved the lawful possession of a firearm

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED The issue presented in this application has never been addressed by this Court; to wit, to what extent may the State violate a citizen’s right to bear arms as secured by the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution against him/her in a trial for an offense that involved the lawful possession of a firearm. ; The State’ cross examination of the Defendant regarding his possession of a firearm before and at the time of the shooting violated his Second Amendment right to bear arms and due process by allowing the jury to make a negative inference regarding this conduct. 2 .

Docket Entries

2023-10-02
Petition DENIED.
2023-06-15
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
2023-05-01
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 5, 2023)

Attorneys

Carlos D. Dixon
Carlos Darnell Dixon — Petitioner
Carlos Darnell Dixon — Petitioner