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No. 19-6429October Term 2019Decided May 4, 2020Updated Oct 28, 2019

Docket 19-6429October Term 2019 (2019–2020)

Davis v. Ducart

Davis v.

Case status

Decided · May 4, 2020

Current stage
Decided
Latest event
Decision released May 4, 2020
Case Accepted
Arguments
Decision ReleasedMay 4, 2020
What it's about

Davis v. Ducart is a case petitioned to the Supreme Court from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The specific facts and legal issues involved in the dispute are not detailed in the available records.

Question presented

1. Whether the state court's decision was contrary to, or involved an unreasonable application of, clearly established Federal law, as determined by the Supreme Court of the United States, when it held that the trial court's failure to instruct the jury on the lesser included offense of involuntary manslaughter did not violate Petitioner's federal constitutional rights to due process and a fair trial? 2. Whether the state court's decision was contrary to, or involved an unreasonable application of, clearly established Federal law, as determined by the Supreme Court of the United States, when it held that the trial court's failure to instruct the jury on the defense of accident did not violate Petitioner's federal constitutional rights to due process and a fair trial?

Case path

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit / Decision released May 4, 2020

Area

Decided Supreme Court case

Timing

Decided May 4, 2020

The Court released its decision on May 4, 2020 without hearing oral argument.

Grounding

Grounding
Primary-source trail available.
Note
Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
Checked
Jul 25, 2026
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