Cameron Davon Wright v. James R. Schiebner, Warden
AdministrativeLaw SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Whether the lower court misapplied Brecht v. Abrahamson standard by using an incorrect sufficiency of evidence test that denied fundamental justice in reviewing a constitutional trial error's impact on a jury verdict
QUESTIONS PRESENTED DID THE LOWERCOURT CLEARLY MISAPPLY UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT PRECEDENT IN A MANNER THAT DENIED FUNDAMENTAL JUSTICE, WHEN IT USED A SUFFICIENCY Of THE . EVIDENCE TEST RATHER THAN THE TEST ENUNCIATED IN BRECHT . : V. ABRAHAMSON,507 US 619,622;113 S Ct 17103123 L Ed 2d 353 (1993) TO DETERMINE WHETHER A CONSTITUTIONAL TRIAL ERROR HAD A SUBSTANTIAL AND INJURIOUS EFFECT OR INFLUENCE ON THE JURY'S VERDICT? Petitioner, Answers "Yes". 7 Respondent, Answers "No". ~ , WHETHER THE TEST IN BRECHT V. ABRAHAMSON ENCROACHES ON THE STATE OF MICHIGAN'S REVERSIBLE ERROR DOCTRINE : REGARDING THE ISSUANCE OF AN AIDING AND ABETTING INSTRUCTION, BECAUSE WHEN DETERMINING WHETHER THE ERRONEOUSLY ADMITTED EVIDENCE HAD A SUBSTANTIAL AND . INJURIOUS EFFECT OR INFLUENCE ON THE JURY'S VERDICT, THE ° BRECHT TEST DOES NOT CONSIDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT HAD ‘ THE ERRONEOUS EVIDENCE BEEN EXCLUDED THE TRIAL JUDGE WOULD HAVE NEVER GIVEN THE AIDING AND _ ABETTING . INSTRUCTION, AND THEREFORE A DIRECTED VERDICT WOULD HAVE ; . BEEN APPROPRIATE BECAUSE IN CLOSING ARGUMENTS THE STATE CONCEDED THEY COULD NOT PROVE BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT : PETITIONER FIRED THE FATAL SHOT, AND THE STATE RELIED , ; HEAVILY ON. THE ERRONEOUS EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT ITS THEORY . : THAT PETITIONER MUST HAVE AIDED AND ABETTED? cee Petitioner, Answers "Yes". Respondent, Answers "No". : . eo . ‘ . . f _ + . : | ; : | 7