No. 18-5242
Kenneth Martin, Jr. v. United States
Tags: burden-of-proof co-conspirator co-conspirator-testimony corroboration corroboration-requirement criminal-conviction criminal-procedure due-process evidence evidentiary-standard fifth-circuit-law plea-bargain sentencing testimony witness-credibility
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Latest Conference:
2018-09-24
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the Fifth Circuit's law that allows a conviction based solely on the uncorroborated testimony of a co-conspirator should be abandoned, or at least modified to require corroborative evidence, as with a Defendant's confession
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED 1) | Whether the Fifth Circuit’s law that allows a conviction based solely on the uncorroborated testimony of a co-conspirator should be abandoned, or at least modified to require corroborative evidence, as with a Defendant's confession. i
Docket Entries
2018-10-01
Petition DENIED.
2018-07-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
2018-07-23
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-07-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 15, 2018)
Attorneys
Kenneth Martin
Seth Kretzer — Law Office of Seth Kretzer, Petitioner
Seth Kretzer — Law Office of Seth Kretzer, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent