No. 19-5553

Angela Roy v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-08-13
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: admissibility character-evidence circuit-split evidence-rule federal-rules federal-rules-of-evidence judicial-exception limits standards
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2019-11-15
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the widely criticized 'inextricably intertwined' or 'intrinsic evidence' family of exceptions to Federal Rule of Evidence 404(b) lack meaningful standards or limits and therefore improperly and unfairly permit introduction of otherwise inadmissible character evidence, particularly when three (3) circuits have rejected the exceptions

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW I. Whether the widely criticized “inextricably intertwined” or “intrinsic evidence” family of exceptions to Federal Rule of Evidence 404(b) lack meaningful standards or limits and therefore improperly and unfairly permit introduction of otherwise inadmissible character evidence, particularly when three (3) circuits have rejected the exceptions. i

Docket Entries

2019-11-18
Petition DENIED.
2019-11-05
Reply of petitioner Angela Roy filed. (Distributed)
2019-10-31
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/15/2019.
2019-10-15
Brief of respondent United States of America in opposition filed.
2019-09-05
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 15, 2019.
2019-09-04
Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 12, 2019 to October 15, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
2019-08-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 12, 2019)

Attorneys

Angela Roy
Goodloe LewisHickman, Goza & Spragins, PLLC, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent