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Shannon Simpson v. Louisiana

IFP petition · Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit, No. 24-KA-250 · judgment April 16, 2025


Certiorari denied · April 20, 2026

Question presented

Under the U.S. Constitution Amendment Vi's right to a fair trial and the due process clause of U.S. Constitution Amendment XIV, can a conviction rest: A.) On testimony from a witness who was not made known to the jury during the initial voir dire; when the voir dire was not reopened to jurors to potentially identified if jurors could have known this witness nor was the witness made known to the defense until minutes before the testimony of the alleged witness, and B.) Mr. Simpson has a constitutional right to remain silent when under custodial arrest or interrogation and no adverse admission may be drawn from that silence. The United States Supreme Court has stated that any reference to this silence for impeachment purposes violated his due process rights?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Shannon Simpson

For respondent

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Apr 20 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Apr 02 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2026.
  3. Jan 13 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 20, 2026)