Jose Martinez v. United States
DueProcess Privacy
Whether this Court's decisions to allow district courts to use acquitted conduct in imposing sentence violate the Constitution
QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. A writ of certiorari is requested to determine whether this Court’s decisions to allow district courts to use acquitted conduct in imposing sentence violate the Constitution. 2. A writ of certiorari is requested to determine whether a district court errs when it fails to give an instruction to the jury on the buyer-seller defense when requested. 3. A writ of certiorari is requested to review whether it is permissible for a trial court to repeatedly advise defense counsel in front of the jury that he would have the opportunity to crossexamine the Government’s witnesses. 4. A writ of certiorari is requested to determine whether Jose Martinez’s conviction on Count One is supported by sufficient evidence to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.