No. 18-5349

Tyron Young v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2018-07-25
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: confrontation-clause confrontation-right cross-examination due-process government-informant hearsay out-of-court-allegations reliability sentencing sentencing-hearing sixth-amendment unsworn-testimony
Key Terms:
Securities Immigration
Latest Conference: 2018-09-24
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Sixth Amendment right to confront and cross-examine adverse witnesses applies at a sentencing hearing where the court bases the sentence on the unsworn, out-of-court allegations of a government informant

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED I. Whether the Sixth Amendment right to confront and cross-examine adverse witnesses applies at a sentencing hearing where the court bases the sentence on the unsworn, out-of-court allegations of a government informant. i

Docket Entries

2018-10-01
Petition DENIED.
2018-08-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
2018-07-31
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-07-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 24, 2018)

Attorneys

Tyron Young
Stephen Carl MossFederal Publci Defender, Petitioner
Stephen Carl MossFederal Publci Defender, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent