No. 25-5711
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: circumstantial-evidence constitutional-law criminal-procedure due-process fourteenth-amendment standard-of-proof
Key Terms:
DueProcess Privacy
DueProcess Privacy
Latest Conference:
2025-11-14
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether Louisiana's R.S. 15:438 imposes a higher standard of proof for circumstantial evidence than the Jackson v. Virginia federal standard
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
Under the due process clause of the U.S. Constitution Amendment XIV, is La. R.S. 15:438 a higher standard of proof than Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307 (1979) in Louisiana cases involving only circumstantial evidence?
Docket Entries
2025-11-17
Petition DENIED.
2025-10-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/14/2025.
2025-10-15
Waiver of right of respondent Louisiana to respond filed.
2025-05-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 23, 2025)
Attorneys
Jermal Williams
Jermal Williams — Petitioner
Louisiana
Zachary M. Phillips — Orleans Parish District Attorney's Office, Respondent