No. 18-9700

Daniel Gatson v. United States

Lower Court: Third Circuit
Docketed: 2019-06-18
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 18-usc-2518 aggrieved-person cell-phone-records criminal-procedure Does the District Court have the authority to sent electronic-interception electronic-surveillance expert-testimony expert-testimony-federal-rule-of-evidence-702-scie fourth-amendment fourth-amendment-cell-phone-records-probable-cause sentencing-guidelines sentencing-guidelines-upward-departure-district-co standing standing-aggrieved-person-electronic-interception- Whether acquiring a person's past movements throug Whether an expert's testimony that has never been
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Latest Conference: 2019-10-01
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the 'target' of an electronic interception, whom voice was heard in intercepted conversations have 'standing' as an 'aggrieved person' under 18 U.S.C. § 2518

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED I, Whether the “target” of an electronic interception, whom voice was heard in intercepted conversations have “standing” as an “aggrieved person” under 18 US.C. § 2518. II. Whether acquiring a person’s past movements through his cell phone’s historical cell tower records using the “Specific and Articulable” facts standard, instead of acquiring “Probable Cause” is a violation of the Fourth Amendment. III. Whether an expert’s testimony that has never been scientifically validated or the product of any scientific research and fails to give an empirical link between the research and the opinion, be admissible under Federal Rule of Evidence 702. ; IV. Does a District Court have the authority to sentence the Petitioner to an egregious upward departure using factors already accounted for in the sentencing guidelines? 1

Docket Entries

2019-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2019-06-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-06-24
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-03-28
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 18, 2019)
2019-01-25
Application (18A770) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until March 29, 2019.
2019-01-18
Application (18A770) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 28, 2019 to March 29, 2019, submitted to Justice Alito.

Attorneys

Daniel Gatson
Daniel Gatson — Petitioner
Daniel Gatson — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent