No. 23-7544

Rodolfo Morales-Cortez v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-05-22
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: burden-of-proof closing-argument criminal-procedure defendant-rights due-process objection-standard prejudice prosecutorial-misconduct
Latest Conference: 2024-09-30
Question Presented (from Petition)

Does a defendant who timely objects to a prosecutor's misconduct during closing argument nevertheless bear the burden to show that it caused him prejudice?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does a defendant who timely objects to a prosecutor's misconduct during closing argument nevertheless bear the burden to show that it caused him prejudice?

Docket Entries

2024-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2024-06-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
2024-06-03
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
Main DocumentMain Document
2024-05-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 21, 2024)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of ServiceMotion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionAppendixCertificate of Word Count

Attorneys

Rodolfo Morales-Cortez
Kara Lee Hartzler — Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc., Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Respondent