No. 18-7846

Reginald Hough v. United States

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-02-07
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 4th-amendment confrontation-clause evidence expert-testimony fifth-amendment lay-witness police-procedure probable-cause search-warrant totality-of-circumstances
Key Terms:
FifthAmendment FourthAmendment CriminalProcedure HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2019-03-15
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Was there probable cause for the search warrant?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED ; . 1. Based on the totality of the circumstances was there probable cause for the search warrant to issue? . 2. Is it permissible for a lay witness to offer testimony based on scientific, technical, or specialized knowledge, so long as he does not offer opinion, and without being qualified as an expert by the court? 3. Are accusatory statements made by law enforcement via a recording, offered in evidence to prove the truth of the matter, testimonial and, therefore, a violation of the Confrontation Clause?. 4. Did the withholding of evidence, and the use of false statements, deny petitioner a fair trial, violating his Fifth Amendment? :

Docket Entries

2019-03-18
Petition DENIED.
2019-02-28
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/15/2019.
2019-02-19
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-10-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 11, 2019)

Attorneys

Reginald Hough
Reginald Hough — Petitioner
Reginald Hough — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent