No. 23-6961

Jacob Smith v. John Henley, Warden, et al.

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-03-11
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: burden-of-proof civil-rights constitutional-rights due-process ineffective-assistance-of-counsel jury-instructions prosecutorial-misconduct self-representation
Latest Conference: 2024-05-09
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Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the prosecutor improperly shifted the burden of proof by asking the defendant to prove his innocence in front of the jury, which was prejudicial and confusing

Docket Entries

2024-05-13
Petition DENIED.
2024-04-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/9/2024.
2024-02-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 10, 2024)
2023-12-11
Application (23A526) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until February 19, 2024.
2023-11-28
Application (23A526) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 21, 2023 to February 19, 2024, submitted to Justice Kagan.

Attorneys

Jacob Smith
Jacob Smith — Petitioner