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Gene Rechtzigel v. Minnesota

Paid petition · Court of Appeals of Minnesota, No. A18-1449, A18-1615 · judgment August 12, 2019


Certiorari denied · March 30, 2020
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

I. Did the Government deprive Petitioner the First Amendment Right “to petition the Government for a redress of grievances?” II. Did the Government deprive Petitioner the Fourth Amendment Right “to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures?” r* *3s 1 III1.“Did the Government deprive Petitioner the Fifth > • ^Amendment Right that “No person shall ... be subject to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; v nof shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, lib­ erty, or property, without due process of law. . . ?” IV. Did the Government deprive Petitioner the Sixth Amendment that “In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and pub­ lic trial, by an impartial jury of the state and dis­ trict ... to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the wit­ nesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense.” V. Did the Government deprive Petitioner the Eighth Amendment Right to not impose “cruel and unu­ sual punishments inflicted?” VI. Did the Government deprive Petitioner “of Life, Liberty, or property, without due process of law . . . equal protection of the laws?”

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Gene Rechtzigel

For respondent

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Mar 30 2020
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Mar 11 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/27/2020.
  3. Jan 27 2020
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 28, 2020)