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Shirl A. Stephen v. United States
IFP petition · District of Columbia Court of Appeals, No. 19-CM-850 · judgment November 10, 2020
Certiorari denied · October 4, 2021
Question presented
D.C. Code § 14-305 establishes the method upon which a witness may be impeached by a criminal "conviction," which the District’s case law defines as a criminal offense for which the defendant has already been sentenced. Here, the government impeached the defendant with five (5) prior convictions without proving that each conviction was premised on an actual sentence. Whether such impeachment in a criminal trial comports with the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
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For respondent
Brian H. Fletcher
Acting Solicitor General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Oct 04 2021Petition DENIED.
- Jul 01 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
- May 04 2021Waiver of United States of America of right to respond not accepted for filing. (May 17, 2021)
- May 04 2021Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Apr 26 2021Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 1, 2021)