constitutional-right-to-defense

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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
24-5343 Victor Darnell Berry v. United States Fourth Circuit 2024-08-19 Denied Response WaivedIFP constitutional-right-to-defense conviction-set-aside criminal-procedure felon-in-possession knowledge-element youth-rehabilitation-act Whether a conviction set aside precludes a felon in possession of a firearm charge and whether a defendant can testify about their understanding of a …
19-5263 Miah Stroud v. Shawn Brewer, Warden Sixth Circuit 2019-07-22 Denied Response WaivedIFP constitutional-right-to-defense constitutional-rights criminal-conviction criminal-procedure due-process expert-testimony expert-witness felonious-assault insufficient-evidence misidentification police-influence prosecutorial-evidence prosecutorial-misconduct second-degree-murder sufficiency-of-evidence witness-identification Did the courts erroneously deny Ms. Stroud's constitutional right to due process when she was convicted of second degree murder and three counts of fe…
18-221 Carl Mouton v. Arkansas Arkansas 2018-08-21 Denied Response Waived compulsory-process confrontation-clause constitutional-right-to-defense criminal-procedure due-process evidence rape-shield rape-shield-law rape-shield-rule right-to-present-defense sexual-conduct-evidence Whether application of the Arkansas rape shield rule and statute to prevent Mouton from presenting evidence of a sexual relationship between the accus…