No. 25-5048
IFP
Tags: criminal-procedure discovery-violation due-process hearsay-evidence sixth-amendment speedy-trial
Latest Conference:
2025-09-29
Question Presented (from Petition)
1. Does a delay of seven years from alleged criminal act to trial trigger the presumption of prejudice under Doggett v. United States, 505 U.S. 647 (1992)?
2. Under the factors articulated by this Court in Barker v. Wingo, 407 U.S. 514 (1972), is the pre-trial death of the chief accuser in a sexual assault case sufficiently prejudicial for a Sixth Amendment violation?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Does a seven-year delay in bringing a sexual assault case to trial trigger a presumption of prejudice under Doggett v. United States, and does the pre-trial death of the chief accuser constitute a Sixth Amendment violation under Barker v. Wingo?
Docket Entries
2025-10-06
Petition DENIED.
2025-08-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
2025-07-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 7, 2025)
Attorneys
Jeremy Holt
James L. Hankins — Petitioner