No. 19-8015

Gabriel Cruz v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2020-03-18
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: bruton-rule co-defendant-statement codefendant-statement confrontation-clause criminal-appeal criminal-procedure eleventh-circuit non-testimonial non-testimonial-statement severance
Key Terms:
Immigration JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2020-04-17
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the United States Court of Appeal Eleventh Circuit erred in finding that the Bruton rule does not mandate a severance when a non-testifying codefendant statement inculpates my client, since the co-defendant's statement which inculpates my client is non testimonial

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Whether the United States Court of Appeal Eleventh Circuit erred in finding that the Bruton rule, does not mandate a severance when a _ non-testifying codefendant statement inculpates my client, since the co-defendant’s statement which inculpates my client is non testimonial. i INTERESTED PARTIES In the United States District Court, Southern District of Florida, Case No. 17-CR-60123 WPD, the United States of America vs. Gabriel Cruz and his codefendants Armando Reyes-Garcia and Santiago Ortega -Montez were the defendants. They were all charged with the same offenses. They all took an appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit challenging the various issues contained in opinion below. All were parties with the United States to the appeal, however, only Cruz and the United States are the parties to this petition. There are no

Docket Entries

2020-04-20
Petition DENIED.
2020-04-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2020.
2020-03-23
Waiver of right of respondent Unites States to respond filed.
2020-03-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 17, 2020)

Attorneys

Gabriel Cruz
Leonardo Spitale Jr.Leo Spitale, Jr. P.A., Petitioner
Leonardo Spitale Jr.Leo Spitale, Jr. P.A., Petitioner
Unites States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent