No. 19-7932October Term 2019Decided May 18, 2020
Auch v. Massachusetts
This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by an indigent petitioner seeking review of a decision by the Appeals Court of Massachusetts.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released May 18, 2020
- What it's about
This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by an indigent petitioner seeking review of a decision by the Appeals Court of Massachusetts. The specific facts and legal issues of the underlying dispute are not detailed in the available record.
Question presented
1. Whether the trial court’s failure to instruct the jury on the lesser included offense of involuntary manslaughter violated the petitioner’s rights under the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution? 2. Whether the trial court’s failure to instruct the jury on the defense of accident violated the petitioner’s rights under the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution?
- Case path
Appeals Court of Massachusetts / Decision released May 18, 2020
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Mar 30, 2026
- Method
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