No. 18-5438

Ulriste Tulin v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2018-08-02
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: burden-of-proof confrontation-clause criminal-procedure due-process evidence-reliability federal-rules-of-evidence kidnapping new-trial out-of-court-identification suggestive-procedure witness-identification
Key Terms:
DueProcess Patent JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2018-09-24
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is an out-of-court identification of a defendant unduly suggestive and unreliable?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED I. Is an out of court identification of a defendant unduly suggestive and unreliable when the police twice showed the victim the same distorted image of the defendant depicted from a rap poster and his image was the only image that was reoccurring resulting in an unreliable identification for which the victim did not make an in-court identification of the defendant at trial? Il. Is ita violation of the Federal Rules of Evidence 801(d)(1)(C) when the FBI agent testifies about an out of court identification prior to the declarant’s testimony wherein the government fails to elicit testimony from the declarant about the identification, and thus the declarant was not subject to cross-examination under the Rule? Ill. Is it a violation of a defendant’s Confrontation Clause for the court to prohibit defendant’s counsel from using as real evidence a victim’s courtroom demeanor? IV. Is ita violation of the defendant’s due process rights for the government to shift the burden to the defense to produce evidence at trial during closing arguments? V. Whether a trial court misapply the correct standard when the court relies on the factual determinations of the jury instead of its own assessment of the evidence for a motion for a new trial pursuant to the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure 33? VI. Whether witness testimony, on more than one occasion, reveals that a rape was committed during a kidnapping, by someone other than the defendant, create a prejudice that is too significant to overcome with any curative instruction to the jury?

Docket Entries

2018-10-01
Petition DENIED.
2018-08-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
2018-08-08
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-07-31
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 4, 2018)

Attorneys

Ulriste Tulin
Vernida Rochelle ChaneyChaney Law Frim PLLC, Petitioner
Vernida Rochelle ChaneyChaney Law Frim PLLC, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent