No. 18-7356

Jack Gossett v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-01-10
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: criminal-procedure criminal-trial-procedure defendant-rights due-process expert-testimony government-agent-testimony jury-influence prejudice reasonable-doubt reversible-error substantial-rights untendered-expert-testimony
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2019-02-15
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the testimony of a government agent, not tendered as an expert, influence the jury's decision on guilt beyond a reasonable doubt?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED 1. Did the testimony of a government agent, having not been tendered as an expert witness after interpreting and explaining events that he DID NOT observe, be potentially or likely to be : seen by the jurors in a criminal trial as substantial to prove "beyond a reasonable doubt" a persons guilt because other direct evidence of involvement was unavailable to them and greatly influenced their decision? ; 2. Did the government agent's testimony severely prejudice the defendant's substantial rights and caused reversible error? ; 3. Did the District Court err in allowing untendered expert testimony that was used to establish guilt? Il.

Docket Entries

2019-02-19
Petition DENIED.
2019-01-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/15/2019.
2019-01-17
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-03-09
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 11, 2019)

Attorneys

Jack Gossett
Jack Gossett — Petitioner
Jack Gossett — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent