No. 23-5346

Marcrease Delance Farmer v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-08-11
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: constitutional-violation counsel-of-record due-process fifth-amendment juror-challenge racial-bias racial-identity sixth-amendment voir-dire
Latest Conference: 2024-02-16 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Is it a constitutional Fifth and Sixth Amendment violation
when during voir dire and motivated by a single juror's racial identity, Counsel of Record intentionally withholds
knowledge of damaging information from defendant that
justifies a jucor's removal for cause and deliberately
refrains from asking juror any questions to satisfy his own
strategy decision?

2. Is it a constitutional Fifth and Sjj'xth Amendment violation
when during voir dire and motivated by a single juror's
racial identity,, Counsel of Record intentionally withholds
knowledge of damaging information from a sidebar meeting
with the court, prosecution, and juror that would cause an
instant removal by the court to satisfy his own strategy
decision?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is it a constitutional Fifth and Sixth Amendment violation when during voir dire and motivated by a single juror's racial identity, Counsel of Record intentionally withholds knowledge of damaging information from defendant that justifies a juror's removal for cause and deliberately refrains from asking juror any questions to satisfy his own strategy decision?

Docket Entries

2024-02-20
Rehearing DENIED.
2024-01-31
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/16/2024.
2023-10-22
Petition for Rehearing filed.
2023-10-02
Petition DENIED.
2023-08-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
2023-08-18
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2023-07-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 11, 2023)

Attorneys

Marcrease D. Farmer
Marcrease Delance Farmer — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent