No. 22-7842

Dashawn Lewis v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-06-22
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: burden-of-proof criminal-procedure directed-verdict due-process judicial-error jury-instruction jury-instructions ninth-circuit reasonable-doubt
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Latest Conference: 2023-09-26
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

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether the last sentence of the Ninth Circuit’s pattern jury instruction on reasonable doubt, telling jurors that “if after a careful and impartial consideration 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?

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 WefaldAttorney at Law, Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent