No. 18-8481

Ricky Thompson v. United States

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-03-20
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: conspiracy-evidence criminal-procedure discovery discovery-rules due-process government-disclosure government-investigation materiality sealed-affidavit sealed-records
Key Terms:
Privacy
Latest Conference: 2019-04-18
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did requiring the assertion of detail known only to the government to show 'materiality' impermissibly raise the threshold?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED At trial, the petitioner sought to prove the existence of two separate conspiracies. One in Ohio and the other in Tennessee. During discovery, the petitioner was given a copy of a “sealed” affidavit describing the government's Ohio investigation but refused. The detail in the affidavit was offered to establish the “materiality” of the undisclosed information. The Court of Appeals held that to establish “materiality”, the petitioner must offer more than the content of the “sealed” affidavit and its implications. Did requiring the assertion of detail known only to the government to show “materiality” impermissibly raise the threshold? I

Docket Entries

2019-04-22
Petition DENIED.
2019-04-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/18/2019.
2019-03-28
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2019-03-14
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 19, 2019)

Attorneys

Ricky Thompson
John P CauleyJohn P. Cauley, Attorney, Petitioner
John P CauleyJohn P. Cauley, Attorney, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent