No. 19-7227

Santos Reyes-Villatoro v. United States

Lower Court: Third Circuit
Docketed: 2020-01-13
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: consciousness-of-guilt due-process evidence-tampering fair-trial false-evidence giglio-v-united-states judicial-review napue-v-illinois prosecutorial-misconduct right-to-a-fair-trial trial-fairness
Key Terms:
DueProcess JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2020-02-21
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a prosecutor's presentation of false or misleading evidence violates due process and requires vacating a conviction and remanding for a new trial

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. In light of this Court’s well established rulings in Giglio v. United States, 405 U.S. 150 (1972) and Napue v. Illinois, 360 U.S. 264 (1959), as to the sacred duty of a prosecutor not to capitalize on the presentation of false or misleading evidence so as to deny an accused his due process right to a fair trial, should this Court grant certiorari, vacate the judgment of conviction and the sentence to imprisonment for life without parole, and remand the matter to the district court for a new trial ? 2. Without admission into evidence of the untruthful documentary evidence, i.e., the vehicle title which falsely stated that the Defendant’s vehicle was transferred without consideration as a gift, and to a party other than the actual intended recipient, was there any basis in the trial record to permit any reference at trial to the vehicle’s transfer, and thus to support a jury charge of consciousness of guilt ? { PARTIES TO PROCEEDING The

Docket Entries

2020-02-24
Petition DENIED.
2020-01-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2020.
2020-01-17
Waiver of right of respondent USA to respond filed.
2020-01-09
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 12, 2020)

Attorneys

Santos Reyes-Villatoro
David Berton GlazerGlazer & Luciano, LLC, Petitioner
David Berton GlazerGlazer & Luciano, LLC, Petitioner
USA
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent