bifurcated-trial
2 cases — ← All topics
| 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… |