No. 23-6547

Billy J. Seabolt v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-01-23
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process fair-trial jury-instructions jury-trial legal-interpretation prosecutorial-conduct prosecutorial-misconduct right-to-a-fair-trial speedy-trial
Key Terms:
Securities Immigration
Latest Conference: 2024-03-01
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is it a fair trial when the jury is clearly in a distressed situation during a long trial and they contradict themselves on finding guilty and not guilty on similar charges in an attempt to resolve the distressed situation as soon as possible?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

No question identified. : . ° -QUESTION(S) secures © . I) Is it @ Geir Priel when the jury : is clear ly iN a Ais bressed Sifuaticn during | ge long trial} and, they Contradict themselves on finding guilty and not guilty on Sinutar charges in an attempt te fhe the : distressed situstion aS Soon as poossible ” 2) Ls i+ @ far trial, when the foresecuhen — ~ Simply overcharges the defendant, making it harder te defend, and then oleclar ing = . Vittory When one or more Charges stick? This i5 not law but spaghetti Law fare, This will havea prejudicia| affect on the jury | who will think that with a lot of Chorges then the delendant Certamly lid Something : wrong. Toee Where there i's smoke, there must be fire.

Docket Entries

2024-03-04
Petition DENIED.
2024-02-15
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/1/2024.
2024-02-08
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2023-08-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 22, 2024)

Attorneys

Billy J. Seabolt
Billy J. Seabolt — Petitioner
Billy J. Seabolt — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent