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Jermal Williams v. Louisiana

IFP petition · Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit, No. 2024-KA-0105 · judgment October 9, 2024

Certiorari denied · November 17, 2025

Question presented

Under the due process clause of the U.S. Constitution Amendment XIV, is La. R.S. 15:438 a higher standard of proof than Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307 (1979) in Louisiana cases involving only circumstantial evidence?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Jermal Williams

For respondent
Zachary M. Phillips
Orleans Parish District Attorney's Office

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

Nov 17 2025
Petition DENIED.
Oct 30 2025
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/14/2025.
Oct 15 2025
Waiver of right of respondent Louisiana to respond filed.
Main Document
May 16 2025
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 23, 2025)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis Petition Appendix Proof of Service