No. 18-5916

Juan Flores v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2018-09-07
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: admissibility casual-conversation co-conspirator co-conspirator-statement co-conspirator-statements conspiracy conspiracy-evidence criminal-procedure evidence evidentiary-standard federal-rule-of-evidence federal-rules-of-evidence furtherance-of-conspiracy hearsay-exception
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Latest Conference: 2018-10-05
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the District Court and Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals erred in ruling that a statement made during a casual conversation between co-conspirators is admissible under FRE 801(d)(2)(E)

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Whether the District Court and Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals erred when it ruled that a statement made during a casual conversation between co-conspirators for the purpose of passing time while they are driving from one location to another during which one co-conspirator tells another co-conspirator some minimal information about a precious co-conspirator the statement is admissible under Federal Rule of Evidence (FRE) 801(d)(2)(E) as being made “during and in furtherance of the conspiracy” when there is no suggestion any action should be taken based upon the statement or that the information should be used for any particular purpose or in any particular way. Il

Docket Entries

2018-10-09
Petition DENIED.
2018-09-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/5/2018.
2018-09-12
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-08-28
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 9, 2018)

Attorneys

Juan Flores
Murray W. BellMurray W. Bell, P.C., Petitioner
Murray W. BellMurray W. Bell, P.C., Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent