No. 18-6791

Benjamin Bland v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2018-11-23
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: confrontation-clause criminal-procedure cross-examination evidence evidence-admissibility government-evidence harmless-error hearsay sixth-amendment social-security-administration trial-procedure
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Securities JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2019-01-04
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether petitioner's Sixth Amendment right to confront witnesses was violated

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW : Whether petitioner’s Sixth Amendment right to confront witnesses against him was violated where a spreadsheet (Government’s Exhibit MD-3B) created by the Social Security Administration (“SSA”) at the request of the lead government agent solely for use at petitioner’s trial was introduced into evidence without presenting a witness from the SSA or otherwise subjecting a witness from the SSA to cross-examination and where the spreadsheet supplied an integral part of the government’s proof and, therefore, was not harmless beyond a reasonable doubt. 2 . ? to

Docket Entries

2019-01-07
Petition DENIED.
2018-12-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/4/2019.
2018-11-30
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-06-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 24, 2018)

Attorneys

Benjamin Bland
Vincent A. Jankoski — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent