No. 18-8974

Stanley Bruce Roberson v. Texas

Lower Court: Texas
Docketed: 2019-04-24
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-review criminal-evidence criminal-procedure due-process equal-protection evidence scientific-evidence scientific-reliability statistical-extrapolation statistical-sampling unvalidated-methods
Key Terms:
DueProcess FourthAmendment
Latest Conference: 2019-06-20
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does the unvalidated method of statistical extrapolation constitute scientifically reliable evidence?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Questions Presented > 1. Does the unvalidated method of statistical extrapolation aot 4 used to confirm quality and quantity of, coftrolled substances constitute scientifically reliable evidence? , : 2. Do the unequal standards used by Texas Appellate Courts oe in their review of the legal and scientific propriety of Statistical sampling in criminal cases offend the equal protection and due process rights of defendants? f : i Se . 7 rn at “ . .

Docket Entries

2019-06-24
Petition DENIED.
2019-06-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/20/2019.
2019-05-10
Waiver of right of respondent Texas to respond filed.
2019-01-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 24, 2019)

Attorneys

Stanley Bruce Roberson
Stanley Bruce Roberson — Petitioner
Texas
Hope L. KnightLeon County District Attorney's Office, Respondent