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Anthony Sistrunk v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, No. 18-2468 · judgment September 10, 2020
Certiorari denied · October 4, 2021
Question presented
: 1. In the context of direct appeal, when the district court sua sponte closes the courtroom for the entirety of voir dire and fails to make findings specifically identifying the “higher values” that must be preserved by closure pursuant to Waller v. Georgia, does the violation of the public trial provisions of the Sixth Amendment rise to a structural error of such magnitude that it constitutes a per se reversible error under the “plain error” standard of review?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Daniel M. Myshin
Attorney at Law
For respondent
Brian H. Fletcher
Acting Solicitor General
Proceedings
- Oct 04 2021Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent Maurice Atkinson GRANTED.
- Oct 04 2021Petition DENIED.
- Aug 18 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
- Jul 30 2021Brief of respondent United States of America in opposition filed. VIDED.
- Jun 22 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including July 30, 2021.
- Jun 17 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 1, 2021 to July 30, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
- May 28 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 1, 2021.
- May 26 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 1, 2021 to July 1, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
- May 25 2021Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent Maurice Atkinson.
- May 24 2021Brief of respondents Rolando Cruz, Jr., Marc Hernandez, Roscoe Villega in support filed.
- May 12 2021Brief of respondent Douglas Kelly in support filed.
- May 05 2021Brief of respondent Maurice Atkinson in support filed.
- Apr 21 2021Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 1, 2021)