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J. P. v. Arkansas
IFP petition · Court of Appeals of Arkansas, No. CR-20-126 · judgment October 28, 2020
Question presented
Does the State of Arkansas’s strict interpretation and enforcement of a procedural rule which requires criminal defendants to identify the specific flaws in the prosecution’s case in order to make an effective motion for directed verdict of acquittal or dismissal, and also to make and renew such motion at specific points in time during the trial in order to preserve the motion for appellate review, violate the U.S. Constitution?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Benjamin Eric Motal
Law Office of Ben Motal
For respondent
Michael Anthony Cantrell
Office of the Arkansas Attorney General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Oct 04 2021Petition DENIED.
- Aug 05 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
- Jul 28 2021Waiver of right of respondent Arkansas to respond filed.
- Jun 21 2021Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 30, 2021)