No. 19-6676

Christopher G. Waguespack v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-11-19
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: child-pornography computer-evidence computer-forensics confrontation-clause criminal-procedure cross-examination evidence law-enforcement sixth-amendment software-reliability
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference: 2020-01-10
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether failing to call the law enforcement agent responsible for generating a computer report in the Government's case-in chief implicates the Sixth Amendment when the defendant is prevented from cross-examining the Government's witness about whether the software was running properly, and what information the agent put into the program

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED L. Whether failing to call the law enforcement agent responsible for generating a computer report in the Government’s case-in chief implicates the Sixth Amendment when the defendant is prevented from crossexamining the Government’s witness about whether the software was running properly, and what information the agent put into the program. I. Whether there is sufficient evidence to support convictions for possessing and distributing child pornography when the only illicit files found on a defendant’s computer are either deleted or inaccessible. ii

Docket Entries

2020-01-13
Petition DENIED.
2019-12-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2020.
2019-11-27
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2019-11-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 19, 2019)

Attorneys

Christopher Waguespack
Samuel Hatfield WinstonLaw Office of Sam Winston, Petitioner
Samuel Hatfield WinstonLaw Office of Sam Winston, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent