No. 19-6429October Term 2019Decided May 4, 2020Updated Oct 28, 2019
Davis v. Ducart
Davis v.
Case status
Decided · May 4, 2020
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released May 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.
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- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
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