No. 22-7842
Dashawn Lewis v. United States
Tags: burden-of-proof criminal-procedure directed-verdict due-process judicial-error jury-instruction jury-instructions ninth-circuit reasonable-doubt
Latest Conference:
2023-09-26
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether the last sentence of the Ninth Circuit's pattern jury instruction on reasonable doubt, telling jurors that "if after a careful and impartial consideratio n of all the evidence, you are convinced beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant is guilty, it is your duty to find the defendant guilty" is an incorrect statement of the law and is akin to a directed verdict?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the last sentence of the Ninth Circuit's pattern jury instruction on reasonable doubt is an incorrect statement of the law and akin to a directed verdict
Docket Entries
2023-10-02
Petition DENIED.
2023-06-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
2023-06-27
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2023-06-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 24, 2023)
Attorneys
Dashawn Lewis
Verna Jean Wefald — Attorney at Law, Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent