guilt-determination

2 cases — ← All topics

Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
18-8638 Michael Bennefield v. Georgia Georgia 2019-03-29 Denied Response WaivedIFP constitutional-safeguards criminal-procedure due-process fair-trial guilt-determination jurisdiction jurisdictional-defect plea-bargaining plea-proceedings procedural-validity standing structural-defects When Structural Jurisdictional defects prevent a fair proceeding, can any reliable determination of guilt or innocence be deemed fair?
18-5660 Todd Jesse Garton v. California California 2018-08-20 Denied IFP 5th-amendment civil-rights constitutional-rights criminal-procedure criminal-trial defendant-attire due-process guilt-determination meaningful-defense penalty-phase presumption-of-innocence right-to-fair-trial right-to-present-defense right-to-reliable-verdict right-to-wear-civilian-attire Whether refusing to permit an in-custody defendant charged with murdering his wife and unborn child to wear his wedding ring during trial violates his…