bifurcated-trial

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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
24-7477 Arnold Wayne McCartney v. Jonathan Frame, Superintendent, Mount Olive Correctional Complex Fourth Circuit 2025-06-23 Denied Response WaivedIFP bifurcated-trial certificate-of-appealability counsel ineffective-assistance mercy-phase structural-error Did the Court of Appeals err in denying the Petitioner a certificate of appealability on his constitutional claim related to structural error and/or i…
18-574 Joseph Rachal v. United States First Circuit 2018-11-02 Denied Response Waived 6th-amendment bifurcated-trial bifurcation criminal-procedure due-process evidence evidence-admissibility felon-in-possession felony-conviction firearm-possession jury-instructions jury-prejudice prejudice prejudicial-evidence Is it unduly prejudicial for a jury to be exposed to the toxic evidence that the defendant is a convicted felon before even determining whether the de…