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Jean-Michael Kisi v. Joseph Joyce, Warden

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, No. 24-3454 · judgment February 10, 2025


Certiorari denied · January 12, 2026

Question presented

I. WHETHER THE DISTRICT COURT EXCLUDING THE PETITIONER FROM THE COURTROOM WHEN PERSONS DISPLAYED THE STATE’S LAPTOP IN THE DELIBERATION ROOM AND A DISTRICT ATTORNEY RETRIEVED ITEMS OUTSIDE OF THE COURTROOM VIOLATED THE PETITIONER’S CONSTITUTIONAL SIXTH AMENDMENT RIGHT OF PRESENCE, CONFRONTATION, AND FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT DUE PROCESS RIGHT IL WHETHER THE EIGHT CIRCUIT COURTS OF APPEALS’ DENIAL OF THE PETITIONER’S APPEAL CLAIM THAT THE DISTRICT COURT EXCLUDING HIM FROM HIS TRIAL DURING JURY DELIBERATIONS VIOLATED HIS SIXTH AND FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS CONFLICTS WITH THE RELEVENT DECISIONS OF THIS COURT

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Jean-Michael Kisi

For respondent

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Jan 12 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Dec 11 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
  3. Jun 18 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 1, 2025)