No. 23-7266

Nathaniel O. Robinson v. Louisiana

Lower Court: Louisiana
Docketed: 2024-04-19
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: constitutional-rights criminal-procedure direct-review fourteenth-amendment griffin-v-kentucky jury-unanimity ramos-v-louisiana sixth-amendment state-proceedings
Key Terms:
Immigration
Latest Conference: 2024-05-30
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a conviction can be obtained, in light of Ramos v. Louisiana holding that the Sixth Amendment requires a unanimous jury to convict, when the record does not affirmatively indicate that the jury was unanimous, evidence of a jury count exists, and no polling was conducted

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

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Docket Entries

2024-06-03
Petition DENIED.
2024-05-15
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/30/2024.
2024-05-06
Waiver of right of respondent Orleans Parish District Attorney to respond filed.
2024-04-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 20, 2024)

Attorneys

Nathaniel O. Robinson
Nathaniel O. Robinson — Petitioner
Nathaniel O. Robinson — Petitioner
Orleans Parish District Attorney
Bradley Michael ScottOrleans Parish District Attorney, Respondent
Bradley Michael ScottOrleans Parish District Attorney, Respondent