criminal-rights

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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
25-6079 James Anthony Brian Morelock v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2025-11-10 Pending Response RequestedResponse WaivedIFP constitutional-challenge criminal-rights felony-possession firearms-ban second-amendment sentencing-guidelines 1. Is the lifetime ban on firearms possession by all felons, codified at 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), unconstitutional on its face, because it is permanent …
23-7777 Robert King Via, Jr. v. Chadwick Dotson, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections Fourth Circuit 2024-06-21 Denied Response WaivedIFP 6th-amendment accomplice-testimony constitutional-law criminal-procedure criminal-rights due-process evidence exculpatory-evidence witness-testimony Does the uncorroborated testimony of alleged accomplices outweigh a defendant's 6th Amendment right to present evidence in his favor?
23-7581 Glenn D. Odom, II v. Scott Jordan, Warden Sixth Circuit 2024-05-29 Denied Response WaivedIFP conflict-counsel conflict-of-counsel constitutional-rights criminal-procedure criminal-rights due-process jury jury-questioning pro-se-defense waiver witness witness-testimony Does a criminal defendant have a constitutional right to fully present himself / herself as a witness
23-5140 Ralph Castillo v. Richard Martinez, Warden, et al. New Mexico 2023-07-19 Denied IFP aggravating-circumstances criminal-rights due-process jury-determination jury-trial plea-agreement plea-bargaining sentencing-enhancement sentencing-procedure sixth-amendment Was it proper for the state to intentionally mislead the court
22-7509 Gary R. Thompson, Jr. v. Oklahoma Oklahoma 2023-05-10 Denied IFP blockburger-v-united-states constitutional-violation criminal-rights double-jeopardy due-process fifth-amendment hazel-atlas-glass-co-v-hartford prosecutorial-misconduct supreme-court-precedent united-states-v-dixon Does the double jeopardy protection still hold the promise and guarantee of the prohibition and protection from being twice placed in jeopardy for the…
19-8859 Brian A. Maus v. Scott Eckstein, Warden Seventh Circuit 2020-06-29 Denied Response WaivedIFP appellate-procedure attorney-withdrawal client-rights counsel-withdrawal criminal-procedure criminal-rights due-process evidence-suppression ineffective-assistance no-merit-brief Can appellant counsel withdraw off of the petitioners case, because the petitioner wouldn't agree to allow appellate counsel to file a no-merit brief?