No. 19-6283

Daryl Scott v. United States

Lower Court: District of Columbia
Docketed: 2019-10-17
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: criminal-procedure dna-evidence due-process fair-trial government-misconduct judicial-integrity mesarosh-v-united-states military-justice post-conviction-relief post-trial-discovery witness-credibility
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw Privacy
Latest Conference: 2019-11-15
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is the widespread fabrication and destruction of false DNA evidence by a government chemist for use at trial against U.S. servicemembers, and the failure of an Article I military court to reopen a conviction following the post-trial discovery of the chemist's misconduct, consistent with this Court's holdings in Mesarosh v. United States and Giglio v. United States?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Is the widespread fabrication and destruction of false DNA evidence by a government chemist for use at trial against U.S. servicemembers, and the failure of an Article I military court to reopen a conviction following the post-trial discovery of the chemist’s misconduct, consistent with this Court’s holdings in Mesarosh v. United States and Giglio v. United States, recognizing the principle that post-trial information can so discredit the credibility of a principal government witness that it undermines the integrity of the judicial process?

Docket Entries

2019-11-18
Petition DENIED.
2019-10-31
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/15/2019.
2019-10-24
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-10-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 18, 2019)

Attorneys

Daryl Scott
Tami L. MitchellLaw Offices of David P. Sheldon, PLLC, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent