No. 19-394

Sergio Mejia-Duarte v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2019-09-24
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: criminal-procedure due-process extradition-treaty fair-trial federal-rules-of-evidence fre-403 fre-404(b) hearsay-evidence international-extradition international-law treaty unrelated-murder
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference: 2019-11-01
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a crucial mandate of the international extradition treaty was violated

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW I. WHETHER A CRUCIAL MANDATE OF THE INTERNATIONAL EXTRADITION TREATY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND HONDURAS WAS VIOLATED WHEN THE PROSECUTION AT TRIAL PRESENTED EVIDENCE AGAINST THE DEFENDANT OF ACTS WHICH OCCURRED BEFORE THE DATE ALLOWED BY THE LANGUAGE OF THE TREATY. Il. WHETHER PETITIONER’S RIGHTS TO DUE PROCESS AND A FAIR TRIAL WERE VIOLATED WHEN THE TRIAL COURT ALLOWED THE ADMISSION OF HEARSAY EVIDENCE SUGGESTING THAT THE DEFENDANT WAS INVOLVED IN AN UNRELATED MURDER OF WHICH HE HAD NO PARTICIPATION IN VIOLATION OF FRE 403 AND FRE 404(B).

Docket Entries

2019-11-04
Petition DENIED.
2019-10-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/1/2019.
2019-10-03
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2019-09-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 24, 2019)

Attorneys

Sergio Mejia-Duarte
Mauricio Lopez-AldazabalMauricio L. Aldazabal Atty.Law, Petitioner
Mauricio Lopez-AldazabalMauricio L. Aldazabal Atty.Law, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent