No. 19-7367

Adalberto Magana-Gonzalez v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-01-22
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: border-patrol confrontation-clause drug-smuggling expert-testimony hearsay prejudicial-error sixth-amendment witness-testimony
Key Terms:
Environmental SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference: 2020-02-21
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the district court committed prejudicial error under the Sixth Amendment when it permitted a DEA agent to tell the jury what a Border Patrol agent had said about drug smuggling outside of court in preparation for trial

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether the district court committed prejudicial error under the Sixth Amendment when it permitted a DEA agent to tell the jury what a Border Patrol agent had said about drug smuggling outside of court in preparation for trial. prefix

Docket Entries

2020-02-24
Petition DENIED.
2020-02-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2020.
2020-02-03
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-01-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 21, 2020)

Attorneys

Adalberto Magana-Gonzalez
Michael MarksFederal Defenders of San Diego, Inc., Petitioner
Michael MarksFederal Defenders of San Diego, Inc., Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent