No. 19-7151

Erick David Lopez v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-01-03
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: criminal-procedure criminal-trial due-process evidence evidence-admission fifth-amendment free-speech ninth-circuit prejudice rap-poem sixth-amendment
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference: 2020-02-21
Related Cases: 19-7089 (Vide) 19-7133 (Vide) 19-7149 (Vide)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Ninth Circuit's sanctioning of the admission of a vile and obscenity-laced rap poem found inside the purse of a 16-year-old girl and not written by or belonging to petitioner or any of his co-defendants in the trial conflicted with established federal and state case law and violated petitioner's Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Whether the Ninth Circuit’s sanctioning of the admission of a vile and obscenity-laced rap poem found inside the purse of a 16-year-old girl and not written by or belonging to petitioner or any of his co-defendants in the trial conflicted with established federal and state case law and violated petitioner's Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights. 2

Docket Entries

2020-02-24
Petition DENIED.
2020-01-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2020.
2020-01-09
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2019-12-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 3, 2020)

Attorneys

Erick David Lopez
Christopher JohnsJohns & Allyn, APC, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent