Randy K. Dean v. Ohio

Whether a state court violates the Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause by excluding defense evidence that directly undermines the prosecution and supports the defense theory — here, a voicemail from the victims’ realtor stating the buyers did not wish to press charges and that the Sheriff initiated prosecution.

Whether Petitioner’s burglary conviction was supported by constitutionally sufficient evidence under Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307 (1979), where the evidence failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he trespassed by force or that the victims were “likely to be present,” and where he promptly returned the disputed property believing he retained lawful access to the residence. $