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Trevor Anderson v. Lynn Lilley, Superintendent, Eastern Correctional Facility

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 20-3175 · judgment February 18, 2021


Certiorari denied · October 4, 2021

Questions presented

  1. Can a prosecutor’s display of a visual presentation during summation activate implicit biases, and if so, does the activation of those biases deprive a criminal defendant of a fair trial?

  2. Does this Court need a more specific standard of review for claims of prosecutorial misconduct involving visual presentations?

  3. Did the Court of Appeals Second Circuit correctly decide to not to issue petitioner a COA?

  4. Did the District Court properly deny petitioner’s request for an evidentiary hearing. n

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Trevor Anderson

For respondent
Leonard Joblove
Kings County District Attorney's Office

Case

Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Order
Order list, October 4, 2021 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Oct 04 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jun 17 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
  3. Jun 15 2021
    Waiver of right of respondent Lilley, Supt., Eastern to respond filed.
  4. May 20 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 6, 2021)